Behavioral Couples Therapy for Female Drug-Abusing Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01189305

Acronym

CPW-D

Enrollment

185

Registered

2010-08-26

Start date

2009-07-31

Completion date

2015-02-28

Last updated

2015-03-23

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Conditions

Drug Abuse

Keywords

Drug Abuse, Female Patients

Brief summary

In treating drug addiction, many studies of male patients show Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT) helps the whole family (the drug abuser, the relationship partner, and their children) and is more effective than typical individual and group counseling. Only one study of BCT has been done with female drug-abusing patients, and results were promising but not definitive. The proposed study will test with married or cohabiting female drug-abusing patients whether BCT will produce more positive outcomes for the women, their male partners, and their children than standard individual counseling for the patient alone.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBehavioral Couples Therapy

Behavioral Couples Therapy

BEHAVIORALIndividual Drug Counseling

Individual Drug Counseling

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* female patients with primary drug abuse diagnosis & their relationship partners * patient married or cohabiting with relationship partner * partner without current alcohol or drug problem

Exclusion criteria

* both patient and partner without severe mental health disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
percent days abstinent from illicit drugs	12 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026