Inpatient Alcohol Detox & Psychotherapy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder

• 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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-09-25
• Study Completion: 2018-09-25
• Status Verified: 2019-06
• Study First Submitted: 2019-06-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-06-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2019-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 2019-06-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 109

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed as ADS according to ICD 10

Exclusion Criteria

• Major Psychiatric or medical comorbidity

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

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