The purpose of this atudy is to determine whether a health focused motivational intervention will reduce alcohol use for dependent veterans who are receivig outpatient alcohol and drug treatment.

Condition	Intervention
Alcoholism	Behavior: Health Focused Motivational  Behavior: Health Education  Behavior: Health Assessment only

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Primary Outcomes: Alcohol use over initial four months of treatment , assessed monthly
Secondary Outcomes: Drug use and health status over intial four months of treatment, assessed monthly
Expected Total Enrollment:  280

The early months of addiction treatment are a high risk time for relapse. The purpose of this study is to examine whether a health-related intervention delivered in an individual session with a therapist once per month in the initial 4 months of addiction treatment will reduce alcohol use amoung veterans already enrolled in weekly outpatient treatment group at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. In order to answer this question, study participants will be randomly assigned to one of three study conditions: 1) The Health Motivational condition that receives individual personalized health feedback and motivational activities, 2) the Health Educaiton condition that receives individual education about health problems associated with the heavy alcohol use, and 3) the treatment as usual group that will receive no additional treatment . All participants will be assessed on a monthly basis for 4 months to evaluate alcohol use, drug use, and health status.

Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Veterans receiving outpatient treatment at the VA San Diego Healthcare System Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program for a diagnosis of Alcohol Depenence

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder or Psychotic Disorder.

Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier  NCT00252590

Susan R. Tate, Phd      858-552-8585  Ext. 2349    susan.tate2@med.va.gov

California
      VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego,  California,  92161,  United States

Study chairs or principal investigators

Susan R. Tate, Phd.,  Principal Investigator,  Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System   

Study ID Numbers:  NEUA-003-05S; IRB Project # 050997
Last Updated:  December 8, 2005
Record first received:  November 9, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00252590
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2006-01-10