Continuous quality improvement (CQI) in addiction treatment settings: design and intervention protocol of a group randomized pilot study

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

Sarah B Hunter¹  Allison J Ober¹  Susan M Paddock¹  Priscillia E Hunt¹  Deborah Levan² 

[1] Drug Policy Research Center, RAND, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA

[2] Behavioral Health Services, Inc, RAND, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA

关键词: Feasibility;    Sustainment;    Costs;    Stepped wedge design;    Group randomized controlled pilot trial;    Continuous quality improvement;   

Others  :  789268
DOI  :  10.1186/1940-0640-9-4

 received in 2013-10-15, accepted in 2014-01-23,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Few studies have designed and tested the use of continuous quality improvement approaches in community based substance use treatment settings. Little is known about the feasibility, costs, efficacy, and sustainment of such approaches in these settings.

Methods/Design

A group-randomized trial using a modified stepped wedge design is being used. In the first phase of the study, eight programs, stratified by modality (residential, outpatient) are being randomly assigned to the intervention or control condition. In the second phase, the initially assigned control programs are receiving the intervention to gain additional information about feasibility while sustainment is being studied among the programs initially assigned to the intervention.

Discussion

By using this design in a pilot study, we help inform the field about the feasibility, costs, efficacy and sustainment of the intervention. Determining information at the pilot stage about costs and sustainment provides value for designing future studies and implementation strategies with the goal to reduce the time between intervention development and translation to real world practice settings.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Hunter et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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