Abstract
The current study examined differences in substance abuse treatment outcomes among racial and ethnic groups enrolled in the Stimulant Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) trial, a multisite randomized clinical trial implemented through the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA’s) Clinical Trials Network (CTN). STRIDE aimed to test vigorous exercise as a novel approach to the treatment of stimulant abuse compared to a health education intervention. A hurdle model with a complier average causal effects (CACE) adjustment was used to provide an unbiased estimate of the exercise effect had all participants been adherent to exercise. Among 214 exercise-adherent participants, we found significantly lower probability of use for Blacks (z = −2.45, p =.014) and significantly lower number of days of use for Whites compared to Hispanics (z = −54.87, p = <.001) and for Whites compared to Blacks (z = −28.54, p = <.001), which suggests that vigorous, regular exercise might improve treatment outcomes given adequate levels of adherence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 495-510 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2 2017 |
Keywords
- Ethnicity
- exercise
- race
- stimulant use disorder
- stimulants
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health(social science)