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Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment for Heroin Users

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Anxiety
Registration Number
NCT01196312
Lead Sponsor
University of Maryland, College Park
Brief Summary

Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment for Heroin Users is a development project targeting mild and above levels of anxiety sensitivity that will involve the testing of a specialized protocol for improving treatment retention and outcomes for heroin dependent individuals in a residential substance use treatment. ASTH-HR will integrate established treatment modules such as Healthy Relationships, along with interoceptive exposure, affect management, and psycho-education exercises developed for anxiety prevention and treatment programs with standard substance use treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • exhibit a score of 21 on a self-report measure of anxiety sensitivity
  • be in 28 days of residential substance use treatment.
  • meet criteria for current opioid dependence as determined by SCID interview administered at intake.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • evidence of limited mental competency
  • the inability to give informed, voluntary, written consent to participate
  • current psychosis
  • current bipolar disorder.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anxiety Sensitivity Index-324 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Timeline Follow Back 90 days24 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Salvation Army Harbor Light Treatment Facilitiy

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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