Inpatient Alcohol Detox & Psychotherapy

June 14, 2019 updated by: Jugu Maya Chaudhary, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Effectiveness of Inpatient Alcohol Detoxification and Psychotherapeutic Support Program

The aim of the study is to evaluate effectiveness of inpatient detoxification and psycho-therapeutic support, measured in terms of readiness to change and abstinence maintenance. The study participants will be the patients admitted for alcohol use disorder (age: 18 years above) at a tertiary level hospital in Kathmandu. Baseline assessments on readiness to change will be done during admission, and compared prior to and after discharge. Percentage of participants maintaining abstinence in 3 months after discharge will be another outcome to be analysed.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

109

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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 70 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed as ADS according to ICD 10

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major Psychiatric or medical comorbidity

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: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Behavioral, detoxificaiton & psychotherapy
Providing treatment as usual (detoxificaion) & psychotherapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) Short Form
Time Frame: Change from baseline at discharge, an average of 2 weeks
The questionnaire is 19 item self-report questionnaire assessing client readiness for change. There are three sub scales: Recognition, Ambivalence, and Taking Steps. Higher scores indicate greater recognition, ambivalence and taking steps. Scores range from 7 to 35, 4 to 20, and 8-40, respectively.
Change from baseline at discharge, an average of 2 weeks
Percentage of participants staying abstinent
Time Frame: Three month follow up
Percentage of participants not taking single drink or staying complete abstinent
Three month follow up

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

September 25, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

September 25, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2019

First Posted (ACTUAL)

June 17, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

June 17, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2019

Last Verified

June 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DOPMH-Inpt-detox-Psychotherapy

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

If required, it will be discussed among the team and will be decided on need basis

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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