2016
Randomized Trial of Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorders: Efficacy as a Virtual Stand‐Alone and Treatment Add‐On Compared with Standard Outpatient Treatment
Kiluk BD, Devore KA, Buck MB, Nich C, Frankforter TL, LaPaglia DM, Yates BT, Gordon MA, Carroll KM. Randomized Trial of Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorders: Efficacy as a Virtual Stand‐Alone and Treatment Add‐On Compared with Standard Outpatient Treatment. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 1991-2000. PMID: 27488212, PMCID: PMC5008977, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderCognitive behavioral therapyComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyAlcohol useUse disordersClinical monitoringBehavioral therapyCurrent alcohol use disorderStandard outpatient treatmentEvidence-based treatmentsWeb-based CBT programPercentage of daysRandomized trialsPreliminary efficacyStandard treatmentOutpatient treatmentTreatment completionTreatment periodOutpatient facilitiesParticipants' alcohol useClinical practiceCBT4CBTCBT programTreatment-seeking individualsClinical samples
2008
What is usual about “treatment-as-usual”? Data from two multisite effectiveness trials
Santa Ana EJ, Martino S, Ball SA, Nich C, Frankforter TL, Carroll KM. What is usual about “treatment-as-usual”? Data from two multisite effectiveness trials. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2008, 35: 369-379. PMID: 18337053, PMCID: PMC2712113, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffectiveness trialDrug Abuse Clinical Trials NetworkSubstance useMultisite effectiveness trialClinical Trials NetworkStandard clinical practiceParticipants' substance useCommunity-based drug abuse treatmentDrug abuse treatmentNumber of interventionsSubstance use outcomesPatient outcomesClinical practiceTrials NetworkAbuse treatmentUse outcomesNational InstituteSocial functioningTreatmentTrialsOpen-ended questionsOutcomesStandard practiceEarly stagesEarly sessions
2005
Motivational interviewing to improve treatment engagement and outcome in individuals seeking treatment for substance abuse: A multisite effectiveness study
Carroll KM, Ball SA, Nich C, Martino S, Frankforter TL, Farentinos C, Kunkel LE, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Morgenstern J, Obert JL, Polcin D, Snead N, Woody GE, Network F. Motivational interviewing to improve treatment engagement and outcome in individuals seeking treatment for substance abuse: A multisite effectiveness study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2005, 81: 301-312. PMID: 16169159, PMCID: PMC2386852, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practiceCommunity-based treatment settingsCourse of treatmentStandard clinical practiceCommunity-based cliniciansForm of treatmentMultisite effectiveness studyMI techniquesMotivational interviewing techniquesSubstance use outcomesSession audiotapesEvaluation sessionsOutpatient treatmentClinical trialsImproved outcomesStandard interventionTreatment settingsTreatment engagementBehavioral therapyEffectiveness studiesSubstance abuseSame sessionUse outcomesHigher skill ratingsSubstance users
1999
‘Research’ versus ‘real-world’ patients: representativeness of participants in clinical trials of treatments for cocaine dependence
Carroll K, Nich C, McLellan A, McKay J, Rounsaville B. ‘Research’ versus ‘real-world’ patients: representativeness of participants in clinical trials of treatments for cocaine dependence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 1999, 54: 171-177. PMID: 10217557, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(98)00161-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsCocaine dependenceClinical settingRegular clinical settingRigorous clinical trialsOutpatient clinical settingLarge national databaseRepresentativeness of participantsChallenging patientsResearch patientsClinical practiceMild formPatientsSubstance dependenceNational databaseTrialsRepresentativeness of subjectsLimited external validitySubjectsTreatmentExternal validityCocaine problemsIndividualsSetting