Feasibility Study of Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Based Integrated Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness Intervention for Substance Use Disorder in Pakistan (CAMIAB)

This study aims to culturally adapt the existing Motivational Interviewing with CBT (MICBT) and integrate this with Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) intervention for people with SUD and to test the feasibility, and acceptability of the intervention in a randomized control trial (RCT). First phase will be cultural adaptation of intervention through focus groups and individual interviews with key stakeholders . Phase two will be to test integrated MICBT and MBRP on a small group of participants N=12.

Third phase will be a feasibility factorial randomized control trial with 260 participants with SUD (n=65). Participants will be recruited from primary care hospitals and drug rehabilitation centers in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, and Peshawar Pakistan. Intervention will take place weekly over a period of 12 weeks. The intervention will consist of individual as well as group sessions. Assessments will be completed at baseline, after completion of intervention (12th week) and 24th week post randomization. All assessments will be administered by masked research assistants (RAs), not involved in delivering intervention sessions. The therapists delivering the intervention will be trained and will be provided ongoing supervisions by a senior therapist.