Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this research is to study the efficacy of an intervention that could interrupt the cycle of emotion dysregulation as it relates to cravings and negative emotions for those with problematic substance use behaviors. This will be a quantitative randomized control trial study with data collection at three points: pre-intervention, post-intervention, and same-day follow up. This study will be conducted at the Inova Behavioral Health Merrifield Center. Inova's addictions services program is the CATS program (formerly comprehensive addiction treatment services), which provides therapeutic interventions for those managing substance use disorders. The focus of measurement will be about the current state of the participant, and not a cumulative status. This one-session intervention. The goal is to have 96 participants in the study, 48 in each of the two groups.


Clinical Trial Description

The conceptual framework for the study is built on a foundation of three models found in the literature. The first of these is Gross's model of emotional regulation (ER), a goal-oriented linear process allowing for interventions at different phases in the experience. The individual has choices to: (1) avoid a situation all together; (2) deflect or distract from the situation; (3) reframe the situation; (4) or manage the physiological reactions. Adding on to this model, Koole expanded the framework, and reclassified the processes as tasks toward a goal, while adding an array of functions for each task. This includes where he/she is focusing, what he/she is thinking, and how he/she is responding. This allows the individual more choices in managing the emotions, depending on what he/she is trying to achieve. Finally, applying a taxonomy developed by Webb et al. (2012) of interventions to this framework, the identification of types of interventions is clarified. The framework is then applied to the proposed intervention, CARESS.

The proposed study will investigate a specific intervention and its efficacy at managing the acute effects for cravings, drug and drinking refusal self-efficacy, physiological responses, and affect disturbance for those with problematic substance use behaviors. The intervention is a one-time treatment session using CARESS in comparison to a control group who do not receive CARESS for those with problematic substance use behaviors. The aim is to investigate the difference in variances between pre, post, and follow up measurements for cravings, drug and drinking refusal skill self-efficacy, affect disturbance, and physiological responses for a one-time treatment session using CARESS in comparison to a control group for those with problematic substance use behaviors.

This is the initial study with respect to CARESS overall ;


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT03758027
Study type Interventional
Source Inova Health Care Services
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 30, 2018
Completion date November 9, 2019

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Active, not recruiting NCT04070521 - EEG Monitoring in the Emergency Department
Completed NCT00729391 - Women-Focused HIV Prevention in the Western Cape Phase 2/Phase 3
Active, not recruiting NCT03129334 - Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse in Middle School Students N/A
Completed NCT02733003 - Implementation Research for Vulnerable Women in South Africa N/A
Completed NCT02282306 - Phone Interview to Prevent Recurring Opioid Overdoses N/A
Completed NCT02573948 - Feasibility of Interventions on People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
Withdrawn NCT01523444 - Advancing Adolescent Screening and Brief Intervention Protocols in Primary Care Settings Phase 3
Withdrawn NCT01847300 - cSBI-M for Young Military Personnel N/A
Completed NCT01481428 - Reducing High Risk Behavior in Treatment Court Phase 1
Completed NCT01591239 - Home-Based Program to Help Parents of Drug Abusing Adolescents N/A
Completed NCT01601743 - Exercise as a Behavioral Treatment for Cocaine Dependence N/A
Active, not recruiting NCT00847548 - Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Forensic Setting N/A
Withdrawn NCT01228890 - Primary Care Internet-Based Depression Prevention for Adolescents (CATCH-IT) Phase 3
Completed NCT01614015 - Building Outcomes With Observation-Based Supervision: An FFT Effectiveness Trial Phase 2
Completed NCT01621334 - The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up Engages Adult Men Concerned About Their Abusive Behavior and Alcohol or Drug Use Phase 1
Completed NCT00841711 - Transitions: Linkages From Jail To Community N/A
Completed NCT00717444 - Healthy Activities for Prize Incentives N/A
Completed NCT01465490 - Monitoring and Feedback in Substance Abuse Treatment Phase 1/Phase 2
Completed NCT00685074 - Computer-based Brief Intervention for Perinatal Substance Abuse Phase 1/Phase 2
Completed NCT01188434 - Integrating Interventions for Maternal Substance Abuse Phase 1