sing a smartphone application as an adjunct to counselling in substance misuse treatment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance misuse (alcohol or ilicit drugs); Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Substance misuse

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15853981
• Lead Sponsor: Kingston University and St George's, University of London

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-13
• Study Completion: 2015-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 August 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Between 18-64 years old
2. In treatment for individual counselling or group counselling
3. Have agreement from their counsellor to use the application as an adjunct to therapy sessions
4. Have a minimum of 4 weeks counselling remaining
5. Have either an Android smartphone (2.3.3 or later) or an IPhone (iOs 7 or later) with access to mobile data or Wi-Fi

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age younger than 18 or older than 65
2. No longer in treatment for substance misuse
3. Counsellor does not agree to be included in the trial
4. Participant has less then 4 weeks of counselling remaining
5. Does not have access to a smartphone with ability to run the application

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Motivation: self-reported via smartphone application and evaluation questionnaire; clinical observations of participant's counsellor; measured at the beginning of the study, then weekly for 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Substance misuse behaviour: self reported via smartphone application and evaluation questionnaire; measured at the beginning of the study, then weekly for 4 weeks.