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Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Alcohol Research Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01382316
First received: June 24, 2011
Last updated: NA
Last verified: June 2011
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

This study tests the effectiveness of Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ), a manual-guided intervention designed to help alcohol and drug dependent clients connect with individuals encountered in AA. An OFF/ON design was used (n=508). MAAEZ effectiveness was determined by comparing abstinence rates of participants recruited during ON (MAAEZ intervention) and OFF (usual care) conditions and by studying the effect of the number of MAAEZ sessions attended. Better outcomes were hypothesized for MAAEZ vs. usual care. At 12 months, more clients in the ON condition (vs. OFF) reported past 30-day abstinence from alcohol, drugs, and both alcohol and drugs. Abstinence increased for each additional MAAEZ session received. MAAEZ appeared especially effective for those with more prior AA exposure, severe psychiatric problems, and atheists/agnostics. Mechanisms of action for MAAEZ (mediators of the MAAEZ effect) include: doing service in AA/NA/CA; having a sponsor; having a social network supportive of abstinence; and comfort being in meetings. MAAEZ represents an evidence-based intervention that is easily implemented in existing treatment programs.


Condition Intervention Phase
Alcohol Dependence
Drug Dependence
 Behavioral: Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ)
Behavioral: Usual care
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier: A Group TSF Approach

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Alcoholism
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Alcohol Research Group:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Alcohol and drug abstinence [ Time Frame: Past 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    No alcohol and no drug consumed during the 30 days prior to 12-month follow-up interview


Enrollment: 508
Study Start Date: July 2005
Study Completion Date: August 2007
Primary Completion Date: May 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier
Six session, group format intervention, consisting of introductory session, four core sessions (sponsorship, principles not personalities, spirituality, living sober), and return to introductory session as MAAEZ graduate
 Behavioral: Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ)
6-week, 90-minute, manualized, 12-step facilitation intervention consisting of 6 weekly session. First session is introduction. Four following core sessions attended in any order: sponsorship, principles not personalities, spirituality, living Sober. Last session, return to intro session as graduate.
Other Name: MAAEZ
Active Comparator: Usual care
Usual group sessions on education about alcohol and drug problems
 Behavioral: Usual care
Group format, six weekly education sessions about alcohol and drugs

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • current alcohol or drug dependence diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • incapacitating mental or physical health; under age 18
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01382316

Locations
United States, California
Alcohol Research Group
Emeryville, California, United States, 94608
Sponsors and Collaborators
Alcohol Research Group
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Lee A Kaskutas, Dr.P.H. Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute
  More Information

Additional Information:
Manual for MAAEZ (Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier)  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:
Subbaraman MS, Kaskutas LA, Zemore SE (in press) Sponsorship and service as mediators of the effects of Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ), a 12-step facilitation intervention. Drug Alcohol Depend.

Responsible Party: Lee Ann Kaskutas, Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01382316     History of Changes
Obsolete Identifiers: NCT01244919
Other Study ID Numbers: R01 AA14688
Study First Received: June 24, 2011
Last Updated: June 24, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Alcohol Research Group:
12-step facilitation
Alcoholics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
AA
Self-help

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alcoholism
Substance-Related Disorders
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013