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Substance Use in Elderly Individuals: Brain and Cognitive Correlates and the Effect of Psychotherapy

NCT02835144 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2017-11-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The prevalence of addictive disorders in old age is increasing. Age specific and appropriate therapeutic concepts tailored to in-patients thus represent a promising approach for the future. The investigated therapeutic intervention is a "therapy program for integrated qualified acute treatment of alcohol and drug problems" (TIQAAM).

Conditions

  • Substance Use Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

TIQAAM_therapy

The treatment program consists of TIQAAM therapy blocks to three priority areas: promoting change and motivation, relapse prevention and relapse management, and promote resource and euthymic activities to increase the abstinence motivation. The TIQAAM is based on behavioral approaches as well as motivational interviewing of Miller and Rollnick.

OTHER

Psychoeducation

This intervention is a psychoeducation module pertaining to substance use disorders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Prof. Dr. med. Egemen Savaskan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Egemen Savaskan, Prof. Dr. med. · Klinik für Alterspsychiatrie

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-02
Primary Completion
2017-11-15
Completion
2017-11-15

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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