At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Age 18 years or older
- ✓AUDIT score of at least 16 (indicating alcohol use disorder)
- ✓Meets DSM-V criteria for substance use disorder (via MINI Plus 5.0)
- ✓At least two heavy drinking episodes in the previous 4 weeks
- ✕Plans to leave the Philadelphia greater metropolitan area within 6 months
- ✕Does not speak English
- ✕Unable to provide valid informed consent
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Testing the Effectiveness of a Graphic Novel Health Education Curriculum for Patients With Addiction
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Health Education Toolkit and Treatment-as-usual for Alcohol Use and Drug Use. Completed, enrolled 49 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
This study deploys a strategy to develop and evaluate a training-efficient, multimedia patient-centered Health Education Toolkit to promote shared decision making between counselors and patients. An existing evidence-based toolkit intervention will be adapted and redesigned by a patient and provider team into an engaging, narrative graphic novel curriculum useful in group and individual counseling. The proven behavioral interventions will be augmented with health education material focused on medication assisted treatment (MAT). We will assess feasibility and acceptability, and pilot test whether exposure to the Toolkit (TK) can shared decision making conversations, reduce substance use, and increase engagement with MAT.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
An existing evidence-based toolkit intervention will be adapted and redesigned by a patient and provider team into an engaging, narrative graphic novel curriculum. The proven behavioral interventions will be augmented with health education material focused on MAT and HIV risk reduction. Together, these materials will comprise the Health Education Toolkit. The Health Education Toolkit (TK) will employ a shared decision making model to encourage 1) increased recovery engagement by patients, and 2) patient engagement in deciding whether to initiate and adhere to MAT.
Treatment-as-usual will consist of the same number of counseling sessions as the experimental TK condition, but the counselors working with patients in this condition will not be equipped with the TK materials.