Reducing Alcohol Use & Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) With Cognitive Restructuring & Experiential Acceptance

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Alcoholism, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an experiential acceptance therapy intervention is effective in the treatment of alcohol dependency and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in individuals who suffer from PTSD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00760994

Run by

Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

People needed

80

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age at least 18 years
• current DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence (AD) with some alcohol use in the last month
• current DSM-IV diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• capacity to provide informed consent
• English fluency
• no planned absences that they would be unable to complete 6 weeks of daily monitoring and study sessions
• access to a telephone
• desire to decrease or stop alcohol drinking behavior

You may not qualify if…

• a history of delirium tremens
• seizures, in order to ensure that participants will be medically safe to decrease alcohol use
• opiate abuse or dependence use or chronic treatment with any opioid- containing medications during the previous month
• currently taking or planning to start taking either antabuse or naltrexone (due to their pharmacological impact on alcohol cravings and use)
• exhibits signs or symptoms of alcohol withdrawal at the time of initial consent
• acutely suicidal with intent/plan or present an imminent danger to others
• a current psychotic disorder
• For ethical reasons and because of the preliminary nature of this study, participants may be in ongoing substance abuse or mental health treatment (MH) or may initiate counseling or medications (other than those noted in exclusion criteria) during the course of the study. Mental health treatment involvement will be used as a covariate if it is related to study dependent variables.

Where it is running

• VA Puget Sound Health Care System — Seattle, Washington, United States

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