GHB use disorder, GHB addiction
Conditions
Interventions
The instruction guide contains interventions, questionnaires for screening, diagnostics and monitoring, and helping instructions for professionals to reduce the risk of relapse in GHB-use after detoxi
Sponsors
Radboud University Medical Center.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with a GHB use disorder according to DSM 5; Patients applying for help in one of the participating treatment programs during the study period (Arkin or Novadic-Kentron).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being under the age of 18 years; insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language; severe psychiatric co-morbidity that would preclude to take part in the process and adherence to the instruction guide; and no informed consent to participate in the pilotstudy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To monitor the achievability and viability of the instruction guide. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the instruction guide and to distinguish subgroup of patients the following data will be retrieved from the patient’s file: relapse in GHB-use either duration of abstinence after detoxification, craving, drop-out and duration of treatment, psychiatric problems, quality of sleep, social situation, cognitive functioning and quality of life. | — |
Outcome results
None listed