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Motivational Interviewing to Acutely Admitted Psychiatric Patients With Comorbid Substance Use

NCT00184223 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 135

Last updated 2016-06-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose for this study is to determine whether 2x45 minutes Motivational Interviewing given during hospital stay to acutely admitted psychiatric patients with substance use problems, can reduce substance use after discharge.

Conditions

  • Substance-Related Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Interviewing

2 sessions of 45 minutes each with manual guided motivational interviewing delivered individually by a trained therapist.

OTHER

Treatment as usual

Treatment as usual is individualized according to the clinical condition of the patients during the stay and in accordance with general national and international medical standards. It includes detoxification, pharmacotherapy, and general psychotherapy. Also, treatment is given for any coexisting non-substance-related disorder, including psychiatric disorders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gunnar Morken, MD PhD · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-10-31
Primary Completion
2005-06-30
Completion
2005-06-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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