None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of the study was to develop, pilot and evaluate a group-based program within a TC, aimed at reducing alcohol problems in drug rehabilitation clients. It was hypothesised that participants who recieved the 5-session intervention would demonstrate reduced alcohol consumption and relapse to drug use, post-residential care. A secondary hypothesis was that participants who received the 5-session intervention would demonstrate improved alcohol use skill acquisition, health status and psychosocial functioning.
Interventions
The intervention to be evaluated in this study (i.e. the alcohol intervention program) is based on an adapted version of the Alcohol Skills Training Program (ASTP), an evidence-based intervention developed for college students in the USA by Professor Alan Marlatt and his colleagues. The Alcohol Intervention Program (AIP) consists of 5, 2-hour group sessions held once weekly for 5 weeks, with a focus on learning controlled drinking techniques in high-risk situations. Total duration of the interve
The intervention to be evaluated in this study (i.e. the alcohol intervention program) is based on an adapted version of the Alcohol Skills Training Program (ASTP), an evidence-based intervention developed for college students in the USA by Professor Alan Marlatt and his colleagues. The Alcohol Intervention Program (AIP) consists of 5, 2-hour group sessions held once weekly for 5 weeks, with a focus on learning controlled drinking techniques in high-risk situations. Total duration of the intervention: 5 weeks. Other components of the program are: learning information regarding alcohol's effects, Blood Alcohol Level (BAL) discrimination training, limit setting, the role of myths about alcohol (outcome expectancies) and social and normative cues for drinking, including mindfulness strategies for counteracting these influences. The program requires facilitation by a qualified therapist and is a closed group program generally consisting of 10 participants. An additional two sessions of Therapeutic Telephone Counselling (TTC) are delivered fortnightly once a person leaves (exits) the Therapeutic Community (TC).
Sponsors
Deakin University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
(1) Met criteria for current substance dependence, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), (2) abstinent for at least 14 days
Exclusion criteria
(1) Met criteria for a psychotic disorder, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), (2) Met criteria for alcohol dependence, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)
Outcome results
None listed