NCT05256485

Comparison Between Different Psychotherapy Interventions Regarding Their Effect on Substance Craving

Comparing the Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention and Twelve-step Therapy in Patients With Opioid Craving

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sara Harby · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 15 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

the study aim is to compare betwenn the effect of mindfulness based relapse prevention and other evidence based psychotherapy interventions regaring substance craving.

Detailed description

In this prospective study, the population included opioid-dependent men (aged 18-50 years), some of them were admitted to El Maamora hospital and others were attendees in NA. To conduct this research, considering the drop-out rate, the list of 60 persons applying for treatment was prepared based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then, three groups of 20 were randomly selected and placed in three intervention groups, group one received CBT, group two received MBRP, and group three received twelve-step therapy. The subjects were assigned randomly to the treatment condition via a computer-generated random number with the aid of trained staff at the clinic blindly. All participants completed the measurement scales immediately after detoxification (pre-test) and after the end of therapeutic sessions (post-test).

Conditions

• Addiction Opiate

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	cognitive behavioral therapy,mindfulness based relapse prevention,twelve-step therapy	In cognitive-behavioral therapy, participants learned that thoughts and emotions contribute to behavior, and responses to thoughts and emotions can be controlled. in mindfulness-based relapse prevention, participants learned to focus on the present moment experience including craving with an attitude of acceptance and non-judging. In twelve-step therapy, participants learned principles of acceptance, gratitude, forgiveness, tolerance, patience, humility, and honesty together with participation in different healthy ways to enrich life.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-15
• Primary completion: 2021-06-30
• Completion: 2021-10-10
• First posted: 2022-02-25
• Last updated: 2022-02-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt