Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effect of Psychoeducation on Motivation to Change in Traumatized Alcoholics
Verified date | March 2011 |
Source | University of Konstanz |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Germany: Institutional Review Board |
Study type | Interventional |
Many people suffering from alcohol dependence have a history of exposure to stressful life
situations, such as childhood physical or emotional misuse. Often, there's a functional
relationship between drinking and emotional problems related to past traumatic experiences,
i.e. drinking to forget. However, alcohol treatment often does not include interventions to
support patients to cope better with past life experiences. On the other hand, most
alcoholics are poorly motivated to participate in long-term rehabilitative treatments after
detoxification. In the proposed study, the investigators will study the effects of a brief
psycho-educational group intervention during detoxification treatment on motivation to
change and the willingness to accept further treatment.
The investigators will use a group comparison design (intervention versus "TAS" control
group). In month 1, patients take part in Treatment as Usual (TAS), including a unspecific
information group. In month 2, the information group is replaced by the psychoeducational
group (intervention). Ward staff selects patients for the groups, irrespective of
intervention or TAS. Selection criteria are: absence of severe withdrawal and cognitive
impairment. Absence of severe co-morbid psychiatric disorder (e.g. schizophrenia or suicidal
crisis). The group sessions will take place in groups of up to 15 patients and will include
4 structured sessions (45 min each). Main content if the intervention group is to highlight
and discuss the association between stress, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and drinking.
Patients will also be informed about the different treatment options available in the
region.
At entry, patients are asked to fill in the German versions of the University of Rhode
Island Change Assessment (URICA; McConnaughy, Prochaska, & Velicer, 1983; German:
Heidenreich, Hoyer & Fecht; 2001) and the Trauma History Questionnaire (THQ; Green, 1996;
German: Maercker, 2002). At discharge, patients are asked to fill in the URICA.
The investigators expect that specific information on the association between stress and
drinking will increase the patients' motivation to participate in further treatment.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 50 |
Est. completion date | March 2010 |
Est. primary completion date | March 2010 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Alcohol Dependence - Regular admission to detoxification unit Exclusion Criteria: - Severe withdrawal - Severe cognitive impairment - Severe comorbid psychiatric conditions (schizophrenia, suicidal crisis) |
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Country | Name | City | State |
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Germany | Center for Psychiatry Reichenau | Reichenau |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Konstanz |
Germany,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) | Pre-assessment is at entry in in-patient alcohol detoxification treatment, post-assessment is at day of discharge. On average, the two measurements are 15 days apart. | Pre and Post (day 1, day 15 (average)) | No |
Primary | Detoxification treatment completion | It was evaluated how many subjects in both treatment arms and among traumatized and non-traumatized in each arm ended the detoxification treatment prematurely, i.e. discharge against medical advice or disciplinary discharge. | 15 days (average treatment duration) | No |
Primary | number of days in detoxification treatment | The number of days in detoxification treatment is a simple count of days of treatment between day of detoxification treatment entry and day of discharge | 15 days (average treatment duration) | No |
Secondary | adverse events | Adverse events were assessed during the detoxification treatment for patients taking part in the information group (TAU) or TARGET group (intervention), i.e. suicide attempts, psychiatric decompensation, aggressive behaviors, relapse of alcohol use. These events were recorded by the social worker who participated routinely in the three daily team meetings during which the situation of each patient was briefly discussed. | between admission and discharge | Yes |
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