CARESS: An Investigation of Effects of CARESS

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Craving, Self Efficacy, Affective; Reaction, Substance Abuse

In brief

The purpose of this research is to study the efficacy of an intervention that could interrupt the cycle of emotion dysregulation as it relates to cravings and negative emotions for those with problematic substance use behaviors. This will be a quantitative randomized control trial study with data collection at three points: pre-intervention, post-intervention, and same-day follow up. This study will be conducted at the Inova Behavioral Health Merrifield Center. Inova's addictions services program is the CATS program (formerly comprehensive addiction treatment services), which provides therapeutic interventions for those managing substance use disorders. The focus of measurement will be about the current state of the participant, and not a cumulative status. This one-session intervention. The goal is to have 96 participants in the study, 48 in each of the two groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03758027

Run by

Inova Health Care Services

People needed

96

Starts

2018-10-30

Expected to finish

2019-11-09

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• be 18 years or older
• meet criteria for problematic drinking or drug use

You may not qualify if…

• having been directly discharged from an inpatient psychiatric admission;
• currently under the influence of alcohol or any illicit or non-prescribed drugs;
• having received either of the treatment interventions as part of their current treatment;
• having current suicidal or homicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts;
• experiencing current psychosis; or
• unable to read the self-report assessment forms in English without assistance

Where it is running

• Inova Behavioral Health — Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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