Increasing retention in an alcohol and other drug therapeutic community: The potential role of Motivational Interviewing.

• Conditions: Treatment retention for Substance Use Disorder; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001150437
• Lead Sponsor: Jo Willcocks

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be clients at Odyssey House, Christchurch. Inclusion criteria will be in accordance with the results of study one, and will include either all new admissions to the programme, or all clients that reach the time point of vulnerability further on in the programme.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in client retention as assessed by monitoring of length of time each participant remains in programme[Outcome will be assessed on the date that the client leaves the programme. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of motivation for change by using The Change Questionnaire[Daily for three weeks, used as baseline. First week will be prior to first MI session, second week will be between first and second MI session, third week will be immediately after second MI session.];Measure change in readiness for change and treatment by using the SOCRATES questionnaire[Pre- and Post- each MI session];Measure therapeutic alliance by using WAI-SR[Pre- and post- each MI session];Measure readiness for treatment using the Readiness Ruler[Daily for three weeks. First week is immediately prior to first MI session, second week is between first and second MI session, third week is immediately post second MI session.]