Implementing Technology-Assisted Drug Treatment and Relapse Prevention in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

N/ACompletedNCT01963234

University of Wisconsin, Madison439 enrolled

Overview

Implementing a mobile-phone based system for drug use disorders in primary care settings.

The purpose of the research is to study the impact of a recovery support system called Seva on primary care organizations, where issues such as coordination of care, job satisfaction, and the cost of adopting and operating new technologies are critical. The study will also investigate how to best implement this kind of technology into health care delivery systems that care for people diagnosed with substance abuse.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

439

Conditions

Substance Use Disorders HIV

Interventions

SevaBEHAVIORAL

Patients were given access to use Seva. This is a mobile application that uses social and behavioral theories to help support people after alcohol use disorder recovery.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patient subjects must be 1) age 18 or older 2) meet criteria for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) according to the clinic. Clinician subjects referring patients will ensure that patients: 3) have no current psychotic disorder severe enough to prevent participation, 4) have no acute medical problem requiring immediate inpatient treatment, 5) are willing to use Seva, and 6) can understand and sign a consent form in English. Clinician subjects include MDs, behavioral health providers, nurses and management staff from the clinics' primary care and behavioral health departments. Clinician must have an interest in the research objectives. Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to meet inclusion criteria above will exclude patients and clinicians from participating.

Locations (3)

Partnership Health Center

Missoula, Montana, United States

Institute for Family Health

The Bronx, New York, United States

UW Health Access Clinic

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Implementation Status

The number of implementation milestones completed

Time frame: up to 3 years

Any Drinking Days in Last 30 Days

Time frame: 6 months

Risky Drinking Days in the Last 30 Days

Analysis for measure was done for the total of all three sites combined.

Time frame: 6 months

Illicit Drug-use Within the Last 30 Days

Analysis for measure was done for the total of all three sites combined.

Time frame: 6 months

Overall Quality of Life

Analysis for measure was done for the total of all three sites combined. Higher values represent better quality of life. Value was calculated by adding the mental and physical subscale values. Values could range from 8 to 40.

Time frame: 6 months

Physical Subscale Quality of Life

Analysis for measure was done for the total of all three sites combined. Higher values represent better quality of life. This scare consisted of 4 questions that had scales ranging from 1 to 5. The scores were summed and values could range from 4 to 20.

Time frame: 6 months

Mental Subscale Quality of Life

Analysis for measure was done for the total of all three sites combined. Higher values represent better quality of life. This consisted of 4 questions that had scaled ranging from 1 to 5. The scores of the scales were summed and values could range from 4 to 20.

Time frame: 6 months

Patient Had Any Drink Within the Last 30 Days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Implementing Technology-Assisted Drug Treatment and Relapse Prevention in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

Overview

Conditions

Interventions

Eligibility

Locations (3)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes