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Computer-Based Training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT4CBT)

NCT01406899 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2014-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In this behavioral trial 80 substance abusing individuals will be randomly assigned to either treatment as usual in the substance abuse clinic of the Newington, CT VA hospital OR treatment as usual plus 8 hours of access to the 'CBT for CBT' computer program over a period of 8 weeks. Primary outcomes will be retention in treatment and reduction in substance use (percent days abstinent, confirmed by urine toxicology screens). The patients' ability to demonstrate coping skills through a computerized role-play evaluation will be a secondary outcome. A six-month follow-up will assess durability and/or delayed emergence of effects.

Conditions

  • Substance-Related Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Computer Based Treatment

Standard treatment as usual (TAU) plus coping skills computer program. In addition to the individual and group therapy sessions (TAU), individuals will work with a computerized program that teaches skills for stopping substance use and increasing coping skills twice weekly for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Kathleen Carroll, Ph.D. · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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