Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment for Heroin Users (ASTH-HR)

May 25, 2023 updated by: Joe Smith, University of Maryland, College Park

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

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 Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20002
        • Salvation Army Harbor Light Treatment Facilitiy

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3
Time Frame: 24 weeks
24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Timeline Follow Back 90 days
Time Frame: 24 weeks
24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Maryland, College Park

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 3, 2010

First Posted (Estimated)

September 8, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 30, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2023

Last Verified

May 1, 2023

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DA023384

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