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Study NCT ID: NCT00043693
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2012-08-08
First Post: 2002-08-12

Brief Title: Family Intervention for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Organization: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Study Overview

Official Title: Family Intervention for SMI and Substance Use Disorder
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2012-08
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: This study will evaluate a family intervention program for individuals with bipolar disorder schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and co-occurring substance use disorders
Detailed Description: Substance use disorder SUD in persons with severe mental illness may worsen the course of psychiatric illness The loss of family support for individuals with mental illness is a major contributing factor to housing instability homelessness and other problems Despite progress toward integrating mental health and substance abuse services interventions that improve the course of mental illness while helping the families of the mentally ill are not currently available Enhancing skills for coping with mental illness may be an effective strategy for treating SUD decreasing caregiver burden and improving the long-term outcomes for people with mental illness

Patients and their families are randomly assigned to either the Family Intervention for Dual Diagnosis FIDD program or family psychoeducation The FIDD program lasts for up to 3 years and includes both single and multiple-family group formats The family psychoeducation program consists of 6 weekly sessions Routine assessments are conducted on all patients and relatives are evaluated on a wide range of outcomes including substance abuse hospitalizations psychiatric symptoms legal problems aggression housing and homelessness family burden social support and quality of life To determine the effectiveness of the FIDD program knowledge of mental illness and problem-solving skills are assessed in the families following treatment

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None
Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
DSIR SE-CE US NIH GrantContract None httpsreporternihgovquickSearchR01MH062629
R01MH062629 NIH None None