A Family-based Intervention for Drug-abusing Adults in Hong Kong: a Quasi-experimental Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 82
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Changes from baseline measurements of drug abstinenceat at 1- and 2-months
研究概览
简要总结
To develop a family-based intervention with components of engagement, family roles, affection, and competence and verify its effectiveness on drug abstinence and family functioning for drug-abusing adults in Hong Kong; To compare the difference between family-based intervention and routine care which mainly consists of individual counselling services for drug abusers.
详细描述
This is a quasi-experimental trial examining the effects of a proposed family-based intervention for drug abusers on motivating them to stay drug abstinence and improve family functioning, in which 40 drug abusers with focal families (including spouses and/or children) will be recruited for intervention group receiving both family-based intervention and routine care and 40 drug abusers without involving family will be recruited for comparison group receiving routine care. In the in-take, drug-abusing subjects will be given a brief introduction and invited to provide basic background information about themselves and families. After filling the informed consent, participants will be assigned to intervention group or comparison group according to whether their family will join sessions together. After drug abusers and families fill in the online questionnaire at the baseline (T0), the intervention group will receive family-based intervention and routine care in one month, while the comparison group will receive only routine care in one month. Both groups will be assessed at two time points after intervention period (T1 = 1-month after baseline; T2 = 2-month after baseline). As hypothesized, the intervention group will show a greater reduction in the primary outcomes of drug use and greater increase in the secondary outcomes of family functioning than the comparison group. A repeated-measures analysis of covariance will be conducted to assess the effects of family-based intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 55 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •for intervention group:
- •Adults aged 18 to 55
- •Have used drugs in the past 90 days
- •At the time of case recruitment, the subject is engaged in an intimate relationship with a spouse/partner, or having a child/children
- •Understand oral and written Chinese
排除标准
- •for intervention group:
- •Taking other treatments during intervention
- •The spouse or child of DA are not available to participate in the program
- •Inclusion criteria for comparison group:
- •Adults aged 18 to 55
- •Have used drugs in the past 90 days
- •Understand oral and written Chinese
- •Exclusion criteria for comparison group:
- •1. Taking other treatments during intervention
研究组 & 干预措施
family-based intervention plus routine care
This group of participants including drug abusers and their families will be receiving family-based intervention which is a well-designed intervention with group sessions and routine care provided by professional social workers in local social service center.
干预措施: Family-based intervention (Behavioral)
family-based intervention plus routine care
This group of participants including drug abusers and their families will be receiving family-based intervention which is a well-designed intervention with group sessions and routine care provided by professional social workers in local social service center.
干预措施: routine care (Other)
routine care
The group of participants will receive routine care which is widely used in social service providers and mainly includes individual counselling service for drug abusers.
干预措施: routine care (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Changes from baseline measurements of drug abstinenceat at 1- and 2-months
时间窗: Baseline, 1- and 2-months
Changes in scores on drug abstinence is assessed by Timeline Followback (TLFB) in which participants will report the specific date and time of using drugs in the past one month. A higher score suggests a longer time for drug abstinence.
Changes from baseline measurements of frequency of drug use at 1- and 2-months
时间窗: Baseline, 1-, and 2-months
Changes in scores on frequency of drug use is measured by Frequency of Drug Use in Past Three Months by Beats Drug Fund. A higher score suggests a higher frequency of drug use.
次要结局
- Changes from baseline measurement of family roles at 1- and 2-months(Baseline, 1- and 2-months)
- Changes from baseline measurement of marital affection at 1- and 2-months(Baseline, 1- and 2-months)
- Changes from baseline measurement of family functioning at 1- and 2-months(Baseline, 1- and 2-months)
- Changes from baseline measurement of parenting competency at 1- and 2-months(Baseline, 1- and 2-months)
- Changes from baseline measurement of mental health at 1- and 2-months(Baseline, 1- and 2-months)
研究者
Dr.Yik-Wa Law
Associate Professor
The University of Hong Kong