To provide a holistic and cost effective management strategy that is one on one with patients who consume alcohol and experience complicated alcohol withdrawal problems.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients diagnosed with severe alcohol dependence syndrome ( i.e. Patients with Delirium Tremens (Complicated alcohol withdrawal))Health Condition 2: H- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/02/005564
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences NIMHANS
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1) Persons in the age group of 18 years up to 50 years residing in Bangalore city.
2) Persons diagnosed with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome as per the ICD-10 presenting with complicated withdrawal and are receiving treatment at the Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS.
3) Persons who fulfill the criteria for Severe Alcohol Dependence (i.e. Complicated alcohol withdrawal) adopted for the study.
4) A spouse/family member or relative currently living with the patient since the last 1 year.
5) Persons who are willing to consent and participate in the study and can converse in Kannada and English
1) Persons diagnosed with Alcohol dependence syndrome and presenting with simple/uncomplicated alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
2) Persons diagnosed with other severe substance use disorders.
3) Persons with other co-morbid psychiatric illness.
4)Persons with unstable medical or neurological conditions requiring inpatient management.
5) A spouse/family member who consumes alcohol and who have a severe mental illness.
6) A spouse/family member or relative who is not been living with the patient since the last one year.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Addiction Severity Index (ASI). <br/ ><br>2) University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA).Timepoint: 1)Baseline <br/ ><br>2)1st Month Post Intervention <br/ ><br>3)3rd Month Post Intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Alcohol Abstinence Self Efficacy Scale (AASE). <br/ ><br>2)World Health Organisation Quality of Life - BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1)Baseline <br/ ><br>2)1st Month Post Intervention <br/ ><br>3)3rd Month Post Intervention