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Parent-Child Assistance Program for Substance Use During Pregnancy

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Erin Maher, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by University of Oklahoma

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up measured every six months up to 4 years

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial helps 200 mothers in Oklahoma who use alcohol/drugs during pregnancy & their children by providing support/resources for 3 years. Benefits include substance use disorder treatment, birth control, abstinence, child custody, & criminal justice involvement.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for women over 18 in Oklahoma City or Tulsa who used alcohol, opioids, or drugs during pregnancy. It's for those pregnant or with a child under 24 months exposed to substances and not linked to services, or have a child with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and are at risk of drinking while able to have more children.

What is being tested?

The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) is being tested. It supports mothers who've used substances during pregnancy by providing three years of case management. The study aims to help them get treatment, recover, access resources for independent living, and prevent future substance use in pregnancy.

What are the potential side effects?

Since PCAP involves social support rather than medical intervention, there aren't typical 'side effects' like you'd expect from medication. However, participants may experience emotional distress or other psychological impacts as they work through the program's requirements.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ measured every six months up to 4 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~measured every six months up to 4 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and measured every six months up to 4 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in abstinence

Change in using a reliable method(s) of birth control

Secondary study objectives

Change in child custody

Change in criminal justice involvement

Change in education

+3 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Treatment GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The treatment group consists of women who have used alcohol, opioids, or other drugs during pregnancy and their children. Mothers who are randomly assigned to the treatment group will receive PCAP services through the work of highly trained, closely supervised case managers.

Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

The control group consists of women who have used alcohol, opioids, or other drugs during pregnancy and their children. Women in the control group will be provided with a service resource list and receive services as usual, but they will not be enrolled in PCAP.

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