232451 Transporting clinical research to community settings: Implementing Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) in community substance abuse treatment

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Viviana Horigian, MD , Center for Family Studies, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Michael Robbins, PhD , Center for Family Studies, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Elizabeth Alonso, PhD , Center for Family Studies, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Ken Bachrach, PhD , Tarzana Treatment Centers, Tarzana, CA
A. Kathleen Burlew, PhD , Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Ibis Carrion, PsyD , Centro de Estudios en Addicion, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, PR
Candace Hodgkins, PhD , Gateway Community Services, Jacksonville, FL
Michael Miller, PhD , The Village South, Inc., Miami, FL
Nancy Van De Mark , Arapahoe House, Denver, CO, Albania
Jessica Ucha, BA , Center for Family Studies, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Jose Szapocznik, PhD , Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miami, FL
The transportation of evidenced-based practice to community settings is a priority for adolescent drug abuse treatment; however, few studies have examined the effectiveness of these interventions in real world settings or have identified the challenges inherent in conducting research in community agencies. This paper presents the challenges encountered and the solutions developed in the Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) effectiveness trial implemented in the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network. Specifically, this poster presents the design of the study and describes the results of the collaboration between university-led research training centers and community providers that were essential in designing and implementing a scientifically rigorous and externally valid clinical trial. A number of issues are presented, such as: defining flexible inclusion and exclusion criteria, selecting and training community therapists in a family-based intervention, and recruiting and engaging multiple family members in a study.

Learning Areas:
Other professions or practice related to public health
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
The transportation of evidenced-based practice to community settings is a priority for adolescent drug abuse treatment; however, few studies have examined the effectiveness of these interventions in real world settings or have identified the challenges inherent in conducting research in community agencies. This paper presents the challenges encountered and the solutions developed in the Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) effectiveness trial implemented in the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present this poster because I have been the national coordinator and an investigator for the CTN BSFT effectiveness clinical trial. As such I have been involved in all aspects of the implementation of this study and in particular its day to day operations.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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