Clinical trial NCT01204879: Reinforcing Exercise in Substance Abusing Patients
Official title: Reinforcing Exercise in Substance Abusing Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Substance Abuse
Contingency Management
Exercise
Lead sponsor: UConn Health
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
First posted: 2010-09-17
Enrollment: 120
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study will evaluate the efficacy of an exercise-based contingency management (CM) intervention. A total of 120 substance abusing patients in intensive outpatient treatment will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: (a) standard care plus CM for completing goal-related activities not related to exercising (e.g., improving work, family, or transportation issues), or (b) standard care plus CM for completing exercise-related activities. Compared to those receiving goal-related CM activity contracting, it is expected that those in the exercise CM condition will participate in more physical activities and develop greater strength and flexibility, decrease drug use, reduce HIV risk behaviors, lessen depressive symptoms, and improve health indices.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* age 18-65 years
* English speaking
* in substance abuse treatment
* written permission from a physician (or their designated health care professional, e.g., nurse, physicians assistant) to participate in the study and an exercise program.

Exclusion Criteria:

* inability to comprehend the study
* in recovery for pathological gambling
* contraindication for exercising

Primary outcomes:
measure: physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures)
timeFrame: baseline
measure: physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures)
timeFrame: month 2
measure: physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures)
timeFrame: month 4
measure: physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures)
timeFrame: month 6
measure: physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures)
timeFrame: month 9
measure: physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures)
timeFrame: month 12
measure: attendance at exercise classes
timeFrame: baseline
measure: attendance at exercise classes
timeFrame: month 2
measure: attendance at exercise classes
timeFrame: month 4
measure: attendance at exercise classes
timeFrame: month 6
measure: attendance at exercise classes
timeFrame: month 9
measure: attendance at exercise classes
timeFrame: month 12
Secondary outcomes:
measure: longest duration of abstinence
timeFrame: baseline
measure: longest duration of abstinence
timeFrame: month 2
measure: longest duration of abstinence
timeFrame: month 4
measure: longest duration of abstinence
timeFrame: month 6
measure: longest duration of abstinence
timeFrame: month 9
measure: longest duration of abstinence
timeFrame: month 12
measure: HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire
timeFrame: baseline
measure: HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire
timeFrame: month 2
measure: HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire
timeFrame: month 4
measure: HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire
timeFrame: month 6
measure: HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire
timeFrame: month 9
measure: HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire
timeFrame: month 12
measure: psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire
timeFrame: baseline
measure: psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire
timeFrame: month 2
measure: psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire
timeFrame: month 4
measure: psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire
timeFrame: month 6
measure: psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire
timeFrame: month 9
measure: psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire
timeFrame: month 12
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hartford
country: United States
facility: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Centers, Inc.
state: Connecticut
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Conncecticut Health Center
name: Nancy M Petry, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References: