Adapting Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy for Service Members in Post-Deployment — ABCT_Mil  

Alcohol Abuse Clinical Trial

Official title: Adapting Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy for Service Members in Post-Deployment

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The specific aims of the ABCT_Military project are as follows: 1) To modify the existing, Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy (ABCT) model to treat service members in the reconstitution (post deployment, reintegration, or separation) stage of service, and develop optional psychoeducation modules to address relevant co-morbid problems and challenges in this population in a weekly, 15 session, stand-alone outpatient format. 2) To test feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the study intervention protocol in a successive cohort design for one cohort of 8 couples and one cohort of 22 couples, with iterative manual revision.

Clinical Trial Description

The study staff will screen potential participants over the phone, and arrange Baseline (BL) research interviews for appropriate couples. The couple will meet with the program interviewer for approximately 2 hours. After the BL interview, couples will be scheduled to attend therapy sessions. Couples will complete brief within treatment self-report assessments. Couples will complete a post treatment follow up interview four months after session 1. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Abuse
• Alcoholism

• NCT number: NCT03589521
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2015
• Completion date: November 28, 2018