Pilot Clinical Trial of Computer-based Motivational Intervention - 1

Pilot Clinical Trial of Computer-based Motivational Intervention

Pilot trial of computer-based motivational intervention. Hypothesis: The brief computer-delivered intervention would result in higher motivation to change at follow-up.

Participants were randomized into brief intervention vs. assessment-only conditions, with follow-up to measure overall motivation to change.

Woman in immediate post-partum period

Inclusion Criteria:

Self-report of drug use prior to pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

Frank psychosis or other cognitive impairment; inability to communicate in English; fatigue; recent receipt of narcotic pain medication; grieving over medically compromised infant