Psychotherapy for individuals with psychological trauma and substance use disorders.

Development and feasibility Integrated trauma-focused psychotherapy for substance use disorders- role of identity and meaning making. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/02/062422

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-08

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F01-F99- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Trauma focused psychotherapy for substance use disorders.: psychotherapy sessions focusing on substance use disorders, psychological trauma, meaning-making and identity processes. Dura

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals with a file diagnosis Substance Use Disorders, as per DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. 2. Individuals who have been screened for past or current exposure to trauma. 3. 9th grade (high school) reading level for English.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals under acute intoxication or continuing to have severe withdrawal symptoms. 2. Individuals diagnosed with severe mental health disorders like severe depression, current manic episode, severe suicidal risk and active psychotic symptoms. 3. Individuals diagnosed with Intellectual and developmental disabilities as per file diagnosis. 4. Individuals with frontal lobe syndromes, peripheral neuropathy or any other neurological conditions (as per file diagnosis) that prevents patients from engaging in therapy. 5. Individuals who have undergone structured psychotherapy for more than 8 or more sessions in the past 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Substance use related outcomes: Quantity, frequency, duration and severity of substance use. 2.Trauma related outcomes: i.Trauma response ii.Meaning- Making and Post-traumatic Growth. 3. Changes in Identity functioning 4. Change Mechanisms- Therapeutic alliance and helpful aspects of therapy. 5.General outcome measures- Emotion regulation and Quality of Life. Timepoint: 1. Pre-intervention 2. Post-intervention 3. One-month follow up	—

Measure

Time frame

1.Substance use related outcomes: Quantity, frequency, duration and severity of substance use. 2.Trauma related outcomes: i.Trauma response ii.Meaning- Making and Post-traumatic Growth. 3. Changes in Identity functioning 4. Change Mechanisms- Therapeutic alliance and helpful aspects of therapy. 5.General outcome measures- Emotion regulation and Quality of Life. Timepoint: 1. Pre-intervention 2. Post-intervention 3. One-month follow up

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNishita Choudhari

National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS)

gitanjali_n@yahoo.com9650137619

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026