NCT01184612

Effects of Motivational Interviewing in Prison

Motivational Interviewing Delivered by Existing Prison Staff: A Randomized Controlled Study of Effectiveness on Substance Use After Release

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 296 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 20 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a communication style demonstrated to decrease drug and alcohol use. A five session MI intervention (BSF) was implemented in the Swedish correctional system. The intervention was delivered by counsellors with workshop only MI training (BSF) or by counsellors with workshop MI training followed by peer group supervision based on audio taped feedback (BSF+). Aim was to examine whether BSF in prisons reduces drug and alcohol use more effectively than interviews conducted according to the usual planning interview routine (UPI).

Conditions

• Alcohol Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational Interviewing; MI	MI is a communication style defined as a collaborative, person-centred form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation to change. The method is based on four principles: showing empathy; developing discrepancy between the subject's current behaviour and an alternate, more desired, behaviour; reinforcing self-efficacy; and "rolling" with resistance to change. Client arguments for change are elicited and reinforced in an atmosphere that is empathic, collaborative and supportive of autonomy. The choice to change and the responsibility for change remain with the client.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-04-01
• Primary completion: 2007-03-01
• Completion: 2008-07-01
• First posted: 2010-08-19
• Last updated: 2010-08-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden