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What this study is

The goal of this pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted MDFT intervention with women who report prior OUD and sex trade involvement participating in specialty court treatment programs. The main question[s] the trial aims to answer are:

1. Will the inclusion of the adapted MDFT intervention be feasible among the target population? 2. Will participant dyads assigned to the adapted intervention perceive the intervention as acceptable and beneficial?

Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either: 1) the adapted MDFT + TAU; or 2) TAU. Participants will complete baseline and post-intervention assessments.

What's being tested

  • Adapted Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy

    Intervention · BEHAVIORAL

    The adapted MDFT will be delivered during a 12 week period (max of 20 sessions). The adapted MDFT seeks to support reductions in opioid use by targeting improvements in family factors (e.g. family conflict/stress, support, functioning, and familial substance use) that relate closely to substance use and treatment outcomes. Participant dyads come together to navigate and problem-solve family-level challenges. In session, participants will learn new ways to communicate, receive support to mend damaged relationships, build trust, and ultimately develop new strategies of supporting one another's needs with emphasis on supporting women's reductions in substance use. Interventionists work with family dyads to address problems underlying familial stress, conflict, and low support as they arise. Successful strategies to navigate these challenges in session are then translated to outside of sessions to promote self-sustaining changes within families.

  • Specialty Treatment Court Program Services

    Intervention · BEHAVIORAL

    Specialty Treatment Court services include individual and group therapy sessions focused on substance use and mental health, case management, and wrap-around services related to housing and basic needs.

Study details

Official title
A Unique, Co-Designed Family-Based Therapy for Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Justice-Involvement
Sponsor
Ohio State University
Conditions
Opioid Abuse (Disorder)
Enrolling
120 people
Starts
2026-06-15
Est. completion
2028-04-28
Design
Open-label, randomized, parallel groups
Record
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