Inpatient Alcohol Detox & Psychotherapy
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Detoxification & psychotherapeutic support
- Registration Number
- NCT03988478
- Lead Sponsor
- Tribhuvan University, Nepal
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate effectiveness of inpatient detoxification and psycho-therapeutic support, measured in terms of readiness to change and abstinence maintenance. The study participants will be the patients admitted for alcohol use disorder (age: 18 years above) at a tertiary level hospital in Kathmandu. Baseline assessments on readiness to change will be done during admission, and compared prior to and after discharge. Percentage of participants maintaining abstinence in 3 months after discharge will be another outcome to be analysed.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 109
- Diagnosed as ADS according to ICD 10
- Major Psychiatric or medical comorbidity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Behavioral, detoxificaiton & psychotherapy Detoxification & psychotherapeutic support Providing treatment as usual (detoxificaion) \& psychotherapy
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) Short Form Change from baseline at discharge, an average of 2 weeks The questionnaire is 19 item self-report questionnaire assessing client readiness for change. There are three sub scales: Recognition, Ambivalence, and Taking Steps. Higher scores indicate greater recognition, ambivalence and taking steps. Scores range from 7 to 35, 4 to 20, and 8-40, respectively.
Percentage of participants staying abstinent Three month follow up Percentage of participants not taking single drink or staying complete abstinent
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method