Status:
COMPLETED
Reducing High Risk Behavior in Treatment Court
Lead Sponsor:
Treatment Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
Substance Abuse
HIV
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This study will be the first to examine the efficacy of using a brief, computerized HIV risk reduction intervention in treatment courts.
Detailed Description
Four hundred consenting treatment drug court participants will be randomly assigned to either an HIV intervention group (n = 200) or an attention control group. All clients will attend their regularly...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- be at least 18 years of age;
- be charged with a non-violent felony offense
- have no more than two prior non-violent convictions or diversionary opportunities
- be willing to participate in the treatment court program for at least 12 months
- be in need of treatment for substance abuse or dependence as assessed by case management.
Exclusion
- Elderly subjects and those with medical problems will be included in the research as long as they do not have any physical or psychiatric condition that would impede their ability to give competent consent to research participation or to understand the research instruments.
- Those individuals who are intoxicated, cognitively impaired, or psychiatrically unstable when approached will not be included; however, such individuals may subsequently be included if the disqualifying condition subsides.
- Spanish speaking only individuals.
- Client remanded to jail or residential treatment facilities at the time of Treatment Court enrollment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
371 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01481428
Start Date
September 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2016
Last Update
March 28 2023
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Philadelphia Treatment Court
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107