The effect of cognitive hypnotherapy in preventing the relapse of opium use in men treated with methadone
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Men treated with methadone.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170108031818N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Gorgan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 38
Inclusion Criteria
All opium consuming men who have completed a one-month detoxification course and are undergoing maintenance treatment with methadone and have a file in the addiction treatment center affiliated to 5 Azar Hospital in Gorgan.
Age 18–55 years
Not using other drugs and narcotic drugs for a month before
At least elementary education
No history of stimulant drug use
Exclusion Criteria
Absence of more than 2 sessions of cognitive hypnotherapy
Non-cooperation of the patient to monitor the urine test before intervention, after cognitive hypnotherapy and 3 months and 6 months after treatment sessions.
Serious medical illness or major psychiatric disorder (depression, psychosis, etc.) based on a clinical interview by a psychiatric assistant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Opium relapse. Timepoint: 3 months later and 6 months later. Method of measurement: The morphine urine test is a multi-drug test, and if morphine is positive in this test, it is considered as a relapse of drug abuse.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Impulsiveness. Timepoint: 3 months later and 6 months later. Method of measurement: Ernst Barratt Impulsivity Questionnaire.;Reduced drug cravings. Timepoint: 3 months later and 6 months later. Method of measurement: with the Abbreviated Substance Craving Scale.