Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women Offenders - 1

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether substance abuse treatment designed specifically for drug-dependent women offenders provides better outcomes than standard drug court treatment (mixed-gender programs).

Detailed Description
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In this five-year study, a total of 300 women entering court-referred treatment throughout Los Angeles County and who agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to a women-focused or to a mixed-gender outpatient treatment program. The study will assess the impact of women-focused substance abuse treatment using outcome measures including recidivism, substance abuse and relapse, and social adjustment (e.g., employment, parenting behaviors, psychological improvement, and HIV risk reduction behaviors), compared to the impact of traditional mixed-gender programs. Assessments will occur at baseline and at 1 month, 12 months, and 24 months after admission.

Official Title
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Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women Offenders

Conditions
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Substance Abuse Problem

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Women-Only


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Drug court participant At least eighteen (18) years old Have had no more than three prior non-violent, non-drug felony convictions Do not have a current charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or a charge of sale or transportation of drugs Exclusion Criteria: Not capable of giving informed consent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Women-Only<br>Substance abuse treatment program for women only | Behavioral: Women-Only<br>* Gender-responsive treatment for women only<br>|
| No Intervention: Mixed-Gender<br>Substance abuse treatment program for both women and men | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Results (Unadjusted) for Criminal Activities in Past 30 Days at Baseline and Follow-up for Women in Women-Only Treatment and Mixed-Gender Treatment |  | baseline and 1-year follow-up | 
| Predictors of Criminal Activity at 12 Months Post Intake |  | 12 Months | 
| Any Substance Use Past 30 Days | Substance use in past 30 days at 12 months post intake | 12 Months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Predictors of Change in Employment at 12 Months Post Intake: Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) Model | Predictors of change in employment at 12 months post intake: GEE - comparison of Women-Only vs. Mixed-Gender treatment models | 12 month post intake | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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gender-responsive substance abuse treatment