A Transtheoretical Model Group Therapy for Cocaine
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Cocaine Use Disorders
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and promise of a recently manualized group therapy based on the Transtheoretical Model for cocaine use disorders.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00178776
- Run by
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- People needed
- 138
- Starts
- 2003-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-01-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Inclusion Criteria: Male and female adults (ages 18-65 years old), of any race, who meet DSM-IV criteria for cocaine abuse or dependence disorder will be recruited. In addition, eligible participants must be:
- (1) judged to be in generally good physical and psychiatric health except for possible acute drug related problems;
- (2) willing and able to participate in the 6-week, group outpatient treatment;
- (3) able to provide the name of at least one person who can generally locate their whereabouts; and
- (4) willing to be followed for 3 months after treatment ends.
- Potential subjects with simple drug charges whose legal contacts are willing to forego data revelation will be included. Although cocaine dependence will be the primary drug for which patients are seeking treatment, we will not exclude participants who are abusing additional substances.
You may not qualify if…
- Individuals will be ineligible for study participation based on the following criteria:
- (1) current diagnosis of an Axis I psychiatric disorder other than cocaine dependence;
- (2) current psychiatric symptoms requiring medication;
- (3) severe medical, cognitive and /or psychiatric impairment that precludes cooperation with study protocol;
- (4) substance withdrawal symptoms requiring medical attention;
- (5) currently receiving other psychosocial therapy for substance abuse with the exception of AA, NA or CA;
- (6) impending incarceration;
- (7) inability to read, write, speak English;
- (8) inability or unwillingness to participate in the 6-week, group outpatient treatment (e.g., halfway house or other aftercare program restrictions).
Where it is running
- University of Texas Houston Mental Sciences Institute — Houston, Texas, United States
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