Reinforcing Exercise in Substance Abusing Patients

Sponsor

UConn Health (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT01204879

Collaborator

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (NIH)

120

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Duration (Months)

1.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Substance Abuse Contingency Management Exercise	Behavioral: Contingency Management	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

120 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Reinforcing Exercise in Substance Abusing Patients

Study Start Date :

Apr 1, 2010

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jul 1, 2015

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jul 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: CM for general activities Standard care plus individual contingency management session for general activities	Behavioral: Contingency Management Participants earn the chance to win prizes for the targeted behavior.
Experimental: CM for exercise-related activities Standard care plus individual contingency management session for physical activities	Behavioral: Contingency Management Participants earn the chance to win prizes for the targeted behavior.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: CM for general activities

Standard care plus individual contingency management session for general activities

Behavioral: Contingency Management

Participants earn the chance to win prizes for the targeted behavior.

Experimental: CM for exercise-related activities

Standard care plus individual contingency management session for physical activities

Behavioral: Contingency Management

Participants earn the chance to win prizes for the targeted behavior.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures) [baseline]
physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures) [month 2]
physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures) [month 4]
physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures) [month 6]
physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures) [month 9]
physical activity participation and functioning measured by the PAQ (Kcal/wk expenditures) [month 12]
attendance at exercise classes [baseline]
attendance at exercise classes [month 2]
attendance at exercise classes [month 4]
attendance at exercise classes [month 6]
attendance at exercise classes [month 9]
attendance at exercise classes [month 12]

Secondary Outcome Measures

longest duration of abstinence [baseline]
longest duration of abstinence [month 2]
longest duration of abstinence [month 4]
longest duration of abstinence [month 6]
longest duration of abstinence [month 9]
longest duration of abstinence [month 12]
HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire [baseline]
HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire [month 2]
HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire [month 4]
HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire [month 6]
HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire [month 9]
HIV risk behaviors as reported on HRBS questionnaire [month 12]
psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire [baseline]
psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire [month 2]
psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire [month 4]
psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire [month 6]
psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire [month 9]
psychological distress as reported on BSI questionnaire [month 12]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Alcohol and Drug Recovery Centers, Inc.	Hartford	Connecticut	United States	60112

Sponsors and Collaborators

UConn Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Nancy M Petry, Ph.D., University of Conncecticut Health Center

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

UConn Health

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01204879

Other Study ID Numbers:

10-010S-2
R01DA027615

First Posted:

Sep 17, 2010

Last Update Posted:

Jun 26, 2017

Last Verified:

Dec 1, 2016

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Substance-Related Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 26, 2017