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Clinical Trials/NCT01196312
NCT01196312CompletedNot Applicable

Novel Intervention for Drug Use and HIV Risk Among Anxiety Sensitive Heroin Users

University of Maryland, College Park1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: October 1, 2009Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

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.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •evidence of limited mental competency
  • •the inability to give informed, voluntary, written consent to participate
  • •current psychosis
  • •current bipolar disorder.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3

Time Frame: 24 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

  • Timeline Follow Back 90 days(24 weeks)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Joe Smith

Director - HRPP (C. Lejuez is no longer at UMD)

University of Maryland, College Park

Study Sites (1)

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