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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
University of Maryland National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
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Information provided by: | University of Maryland |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00280813 |
The purpose of the study is to evaluate a new treatment to help patients who have problems because of their use of alcohol. The treatment is called Behavioral Treatment for Alcohol Abuse in Schizophrenia (BTAAS).We are interested in determining whether BTAAS is more effective in reducing use than a supportive control treatment.
Condition | Intervention |
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Schizophrenia Mood Disorders Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Dependence |
Behavioral: Supportive Treatment in Addiction Recovery (STAR) |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders in Schizophrenia |
Enrollment: | 54 |
Study Start Date: | March 2004 |
Study Completion Date: | May 2007 |
Primary Completion Date: | May 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Supportive Treatment in Alcohol Recovery (STAR): Active Comparator | Behavioral: Supportive Treatment in Addiction Recovery (STAR) |
Alcohol abuse and dependence in people with schizophrenia is a serious public health problem that is associated with poor treatment compliance, increased rates of relapse, increased levels of violence, and poor overall health and life functioning. Treating alcohol use disorders in people with schizophrenia is especially problematic, as schizophrenia is marked by symptoms and neurocognitive and psychosocial deficits that make it difficult for patients to engage in the higher level cognitive processes or the sustained, self-directed behaviors generally required to reduce drinking. To date there are no interventions for alcohol use disorders with solid empirical support that have been designed for or adapted to meet the needs of this multiply-handicapped population. In this study we will develop and pilot test a multifaceted behavioral intervention for treating schizophrenia patients with alcohol use disorders that will incorporate strategies that have been found to be effective in reducing drinking, but tailor them to meet the needs of this population. The intervention will contain several components, including: (1) pre-treatment motivational interviewing to increase engagement and motivation; (2) short-term goal setting at each session; (3) social skills and alcohol refusal skills training; (4) education and coping skills training for managing depression, stress and other forms of negative affect; (5) relapse prevention training; (6) case management aimed at networking with social supports in the participant's environment and linking patients with activities and social networks in the community in order to create a reinforcing, non-drinking environment.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 22 Years to 60 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Maryland | |
University of Maryland, Baltimore | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
VA Maryland Healthcare System | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
Healthcare for the Homeless | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
Mosaic Community Services Inc. | |
Catonsville, Maryland, United States, 21228 |
Principal Investigator: | Melanie Bennett, Ph.D. | University of Maryland School of Medicine |
Responsible Party: | University of Maryland School of Medicine ( Melanie Bennett, PhD ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 21942 |
Study First Received: | January 19, 2006 |
Last Updated: | October 24, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00280813 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
treatment dual diagnosis |
Schizophrenia Mental Disorders Alcoholism Substance-Related Disorders Mood Disorders Disorders of Environmental Origin |
Psychotic Disorders Alcohol-Related Disorders Alcohol Drinking Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features Ethanol |
Pathologic Processes Disease |