Mechanisms of Change, Motivation, and Treatment Outcome in Alcohol Dependence - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

NCT01409707 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2014-03-10

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to test if provision of an effective psychotherapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), prolonged exposure, can be tolerated in alcohol dependent patients with PTSD and if it is associated with better treatment outcomes compared to an active control condition.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Trauma-focused exposure therapy

cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational enhancement + trauma-focused exposure therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy lifestyles sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Scott F. Coffey, Ph.D. · University of Mississippi Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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