A pilot randomised controlled trial of a self- directed cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) booklet targeting anxiety throughout treatment of alcohol dependence
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- AnxietyAlcohol dependenceMental Health - AnxietyMental Health - Addiction
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000226707
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of South Australia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
English speaking (participants needed to be able to read the CBT booklet: reading level of 13-15 yr old)
Diagnosed as alcohol dependent according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)
Exclusion Criteria
Undergoing physical alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Diagnosed with another serious mental illness besides anxiety (eg schizophrenia, bipolar, severe depression).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduced anxiety levels: The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (Spielberger 1983) is used to differentiate between temporary condition of state anxiety” and the more general and long-standing quality of trait anxiety”. The scale has 40 items, scored on a 1–4 scale.[Four weeks]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in quality of life: Brief WHOQoL is a generic 26-item quality of life measure derived from WHOQOL-100 (WHO 1998) that presents individual quality of life in four domains: physical, psychological, social relationships and environment on the scale 0-100 with a higher score indicating better quality of life.[Four weeks];Improvement in coping mechanisms: The Brief COPE (Carver 1997) is a short 28-item questionnaire, scored on a 4-point Likert scale, derived from a widely used COPE scale.[Four weeks];Completion of the booklet: patient disclosure[Four weeks]