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Group Intervention For Frequently Relapsing Persons With Alcohol Dependence

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F102- Alcohol dependence
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/12/048077
Lead Sponsor
Backiyaraj S
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Inpatients those who admitted at the Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome using ICD-10 criteria and concurred by two psychiatrists.

2. Aged between 18 to 55 years

3. Persons relapsed more than three times within a year after receiving treatment (Measured by using Timeline Follow Back)

4. Currently receiving inpatient treatment for alcohol dependence.

5. Persons those who can speak Tamil, Kannada, and English

6. Motivated to reduce drinking (using the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale-SOCRATES- cutoff score of Recognition >33, Taking Steps >33)

7. Persons who have received standard treatment for alcohol dependence, including pharmacotherapy, individual/group therapy

8. Individuals who give voluntary consent for the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Dependence on other substances except for nicotine

2. Presence of acute alcohol withdrawal as measured by the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale (CIWA-Ar score >8)

3. Persons diagnosed with intellectual disability, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder using Structured Clinical Interview for DSMâ??5 Disorders (SCID-5)

4. Those who have cognitive impairment as defined by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score < 24

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Reduce quantity and frequency of alcohol use -Measured by Timeline follow-back <br/ ><br>2. Reduce problems related to alcohol use-Measured by Alcohol problems questionnaire <br/ ><br>3. Reduce the frequency of relapse -Measured by Timeline follow-backTimepoint: Pre- assessment (Day-0) and Post assessment (after one month, 3 months and 6 months)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.Improve coping skills and social support -Measured by Brief COPE and the multidimensional scale of perceived social support <br/ ><br>2. Reduce the severity of craving -Measured by Penn Alcohol Craving Scale <br/ ><br>3. Increase insights and awareness of alcohol use and related problems -Measured by Alcohol Use Awareness and Insight ScaleTimepoint: Pre- assessment (Day-0) and Post assessment (after one month, 3 months and 6 months)
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