Expressive Writing for Co-Occurring Depression and Alcohol Misuse
26. januar 2015 oppdatert av: Carrie Dodrill, Baylor College of Medicine
***Please note that this study does not offer comprehensive treatment program for alcohol abuse or depression. Please do not contact the study staff if you are seeking psychological treatment. Further, this study is only enrolling people who are clients at Career and Recovery Resources, Inc., in Houston.
The hypothesis is that writing about feelings and thoughts will help people who are in group treatment feel less depressed and abuse alcohol less.
Studieoversikt
Status
Fullført
Forhold
Intervensjon / Behandling
Detaljert beskrivelse
Expressive writing applied to a variety of populations (e.g., HIV, cancer, PTSD, depression) has been associated with health improvements, reductions in symptoms of emotional distress, and one preliminary study found reductions in alcohol misuse among college students.
Data suggest that expressive writing is a technique to facilitate emotional processing that can influence a number of clinical outcomes by facilitating cognitive restructuring (Hunt, 1998; Pennebaker, 2004).
In addition to examining cognitive content change following expressive writing, we believe the effects of emotional writing on mood and drinking may involve two additional processes that have been found significant for both depression and alcohol misuse, namely experiential avoidance and ruminative thinking.
We hypothesize that expressive writing will lead to less drinking and enhanced mood by reducing: (1) negative thought content, (2) experiential avoidance of unpleasant private events (e.g., negative thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations), and (3) ruminative thinking.
Studietype
Intervensjonell
Registrering (Faktiske)
89
Fase
- Ikke aktuelt
Kontakter og plasseringer
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Studiesteder
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Texas
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Houston, Texas, Forente stater, 77004
- Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.
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Deltakelseskriterier
Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
18 år og eldre (Voksen, Eldre voksen)
Tar imot friske frivillige
Nei
Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier
Alle
Beskrivelse
***Please note that this study does not offer comprehensive treatment program for alcohol abuse or depression. Please do not contact the study staff if you are seeking psychological treatment. Further, this study is only enrolling people who are clients at Career and Recovery Resources, Inc., in Houston.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled in group therapy program at Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.
- Must be at least 18.
- Willing and able to participate in the study through the one month follow up.
- Able to provide the contact information of at least two people who can generally locate their whereabouts.
- Speak English fluently.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to read, write, speak English.
- History of bipolar or psychotic disorders.
- Severe medical, cognitive and /or psychiatric impairment that precludes cooperation with study protocol.
- Substance withdrawal symptoms requiring medical attention.
- Currently receiving other individual psychosocial therapy outside of C&R for substance abuse or other psychiatric conditions with the exception of AA, NA or CA.
- Impending incarceration or other factor that would create inability or unwillingness to participate in the 6 week long study period (e.g., halfway house or other aftercare program restrictions).
Studieplan
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Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
- Masking: Ingen (Open Label)
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: Expressive Writing
In addition to attending group therapy as usual, participants write about their feelings about an issue of their choosing three times during a two week period for at least 20 minutes each time.
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Participants in the expressive writing condition write about their feelings about an issue of their choosing three times, for at least 20 minutes each time, during a two week period.
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Aktiv komparator: Treatment as Usual
Participants attend group therapy as usual only.
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Participants in the expressive writing condition write about their feelings about an issue of their choosing three times, for at least 20 minutes each time, during a two week period.
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition
Tidsramme: Baseline, Post-writing (2 weeks post-baseline), and One Month Follow-Up (Six weeks post-baseline)
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Baseline, Post-writing (2 weeks post-baseline), and One Month Follow-Up (Six weeks post-baseline)
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Number of Alcoholic Drinks Consumed
Tidsramme: 30 days pre-baseline compared to 30 days post-intervention
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30 days pre-baseline compared to 30 days post-intervention
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
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Sponsor
Samarbeidspartnere
Etterforskere
- Hovedetterforsker: Carrie L Dodrill, Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston- ** This contact information should not be used for counseling or informational purposes**
- Studiestol: Angela L Stotts, Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston- ** This contact information should not be used for counseling or informational purposes**
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Generelle publikasjoner
Studierekorddatoer
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Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart
1. august 2008
Primær fullføring (Faktiske)
1. mars 2010
Studiet fullført (Faktiske)
1. desember 2011
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
6. januar 2009
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
6. januar 2009
Først lagt ut (Anslag)
8. januar 2009
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Anslag)
27. januar 2015
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
26. januar 2015
Sist bekreftet
1. januar 2015
Mer informasjon
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Nøkkelord
Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre studie-ID-numre
- 1R03AA016819-01A1 (U.S. NIH-stipend/kontrakt)
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