Motivational Enhancement Therapy to Improve Treatment Utilization in Pregnant Substance Users - 1

The purpose of this study is to compare Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) with standard drug abuse treatment among pregnant women...

Date First Received: February 19, 2004

Last Updated: July 28, 2008

Verified by: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), July 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 3 | Start Date: October 2003

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 200

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) to Improve Treatment Utilization in Pregnant Substance Users”

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Intervention(s):

The purpose of this study is to compare Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) with standard drug abuse treatment among pregnant women.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment

Study Primary Completion Date: April 2006

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Behavioral: Behavior Therapy

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Treatment Utilization
  • Substance Abuse

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy <30 weeks
  • Have not attended drug treatment in past 28 days
  • Not needing residential treatment (except detox)
  • Not at risk for suicide/homicide
  • Have no pending legal charges (except drug treatment)

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Female

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Theresa Winhusen, Ph.D. Principal Investigator University of Cincinnati  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on August 21, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00078143

Study ID Number: NIDA-CTN-0013-1

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00078143

Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

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