Effectiveness of Advisor-Teller Money Manager
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First Received Date ICMJE | March 16, 2005 | ||||
Last Updated Date | April 23, 2012 | ||||
Start Date ICMJE | July 2002 | ||||
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Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Weeks of abstinence [ Designated as safety issue: No ] | ||||
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Number of weeks of abstinence from the principal substance of abuse, as verified by toxicology or breathalyzer | ||||
Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00105768 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Participation in the Intervention, Service Use, Quality of Life [ Designated as safety issue: No ] | ||||
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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Descriptive Information | |||||
Brief Title ICMJE | Effectiveness of Advisor-Teller Money Manager | ||||
Official Title ICMJE | Effectiveness of Advisor - Teller Money Manager (ATM) | ||||
Brief Summary | VA investigators have described greater substance use at the beginning of the month when disability and other monthly checks are received. The proposed research addresses an important VA priority�seeing that veterans� funds are spent to improve veterans� quality of life and are not misspent on substances of abuse. |
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Detailed Description | Background: VA investigators have described greater substance use at the beginning of the month when disability and other monthly checks are received. The proposed research addresses an important VA priority�seeing that veterans� funds are spent to improve veterans� quality of life and are not misspent on substances of abuse. Objectives: The objective was to determine the effectiveness of a money management-based therapy called ATM for veterans who abuse cocaine or alcohol compared to a financial advice control condition. Methods: Veterans were randomly assigned to 36-weeks of ATM or to the control condition, financial advice. ATM (Adviser-Teller Money Manager) involves meeting with a money manager at least weekly. The money manager performs three functions�limiting patients� access to funds by storing checkbooks and ATM cards, training patients to budget their funds, and linking spending to treatment goals. The control condition involved listing income and expenses in a workbook. Veterans were enrolled from each of two sites if they had spent at least $100 in the preceding 90 days on alcohol or cocaine, and had at least $300 per month income. Measures of treatment fidelity and participation included number of visits attended, whether funds were stored, monthly income and expenses and Likert-scaled ratings from 1-4 of money management-related outcomes. Outcome measures collected included urine toxicology tests and breathalyzers, self-reported substance use as assessed by the ASI follow-up, and secondary measures including quality of life and psychiatric symptomatology. Status: Data analysis is ongoing. Attempts are being made to (a) disseminate ATM and assess its effect among homeless women veterans (b) determine the reliability and validity of money management-based assessments used to determine which veterans are capable of managing their funds (c) optimize funds management by disabled veterans. |
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||
Study Phase | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
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Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
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Intervention ICMJE | Behavioral: Advisor-Teller Money Management-Substance Abuse Counselling | ||||
Study Arm (s) | Arm 1
Intervention: Behavioral: Advisor-Teller Money Management-Substance Abuse Counselling |
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Information | |||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||
Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | 120 | ||||
Completion Date | October 2005 | ||||
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Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria: Age _>18. Meets DSM-II criteria for cocaine abuse or alcohol abuse. Self-reported use of at least $100 worth of alcohol or cocaine during 30 days within last 90 days. Income of at least $300 per month. Exclusion Criteria: Currently receives money management, physiological dependence on alcohol or opiates, has a conservator or other payee |
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Gender | Both | ||||
Ages | 18 Years and older | ||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
Location Countries ICMJE | United States | ||||
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NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00105768 | ||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | MHI 20-001 | ||||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||
Responsible Party | Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||
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Information Provided By | Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||
Verification Date | March 2007 | ||||
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