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Dismantling the Components and Dosing of CBT for Co-Occurring Disorders

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
CBT Decoupling
CBT Anxiety Reduction
CBT Combined
Interventions
Behavioral: De-coupling
Behavioral: Combined
Behavioral: Anxiety Reduction
Registration Number
NCT02161211
Lead Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish a brief CBT intervention that can largely, if not fully eliminate the deleterious effect of common co-occurring anxiety disorders on alcohol use disorder treatment outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria
  • diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV diagnosis of panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and/or social anxiety disorder within the past 30 days;
  • inpatient treatment at Lodging Plus primarily for alcohol (vs. other drug) dependence
  • alcohol use in the 30 days preceding the study
  • ability to provide informed consent
  • minimum of a sixth grade reading level (deemed necessary to complete study materials);
  • willingness to provide contact information to confirm study follow-up appointments
  • lives within proximity to the Twin Cities (e.g., within about an hour's drive) for the purpose attending follow-up visits
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Exclusion Criteria
  • lifetime history of psychosis or mania by history
  • cognitive or physical impairment that precludes study participation
  • currently and seriously suicidal (i.e., plan and intent)
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
De-couplingDe-couplingSix sessions of CBT for anxiety-alcohol de-coupling
CombinedCombinedThree sessions devoted to anxiety reduction and to anxiety-alcohol de-coupling each.
Anxiety ReductionAnxiety ReductionSix sessions of CBT for anxiety reduction.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants That Relapsed to Drinking at 4 Months4 month follow-up

Relapse status will be assessed using categorical relapse status (yes vs. no). Count is of those who relapsed

Number of Drinking Days in 4 Months Post Treatment4-months

Negative binomial regression with offset for possible drinking days exposure in 4 months post treatment

Number of Standard Drinks Per Drinking Day4 months

Drinks per drinking day among those who relapsed by 4 months. Standard Drink is defined as 12oz beer, 4ox wine, 3oz fortified wine, 1oz hard liquor

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants Who Met SCID-IV Criteria for Alcohol Dependence at 4 Months4 months

Relapse to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV alcohol dependence criteria based on Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) at 4 months

Number of Participants Who Relapsed to Hazardous Drinking4 months

Relapse to hazardous drinking (hazardous drinking is defined as 3 or more per occasion for women or more than 7 drinks per week, 4 or more per occasion for men or more than 14 drinks per week) at 4 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lodging Plus Program, Fairview Hospital

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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