Motivational Interviewing Delivered by Existing Prison Staff: A Randomized Controlled Study of Effectiveness on Substance Use After Release

Karolinska Institutet1 site in 1 country296 target enrollmentApril 2004

ConditionsAlcohol Abuse

Overview

Phase: Phase 3
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Alcohol Abuse
Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet
Enrollment: 296
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: number of days with substance use
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 15 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a communication style demonstrated to decrease drug and alcohol use. A five session MI intervention (BSF) was implemented in the Swedish correctional system. The intervention was delivered by counsellors with workshop only MI training (BSF) or by counsellors with workshop MI training followed by peer group supervision based on audio taped feedback (BSF+).

Aim was to examine whether BSF in prisons reduces drug and alcohol use more effectively than interviews conducted according to the usual planning interview routine (UPI).

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2004

End Date

July 2008

Last Updated

15 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Male

Investigators

Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Born between 01-01-1954 and 31-12-1984;
•Conditional release no later than 30-06-2005 (this was extended to 19-09-2005 and again to 31-03-2006);
•Swedish or Norwegian speaker;
•Not having previously received BSF in remand or any other prison;
•Heavy use of alcohol or drugs, measured by the standard prison and probation system: 1= occasional use; 2= heavy use;
•ASI interview at intake;
•No order for deportation after release from prison