Body-Focused Mindfulness as an Add-on Intervention in Inpatient Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment (MBI-AUD-PL)

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a body-focused mindfulness program can help people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) feel more connected to their bodies and manage their emotions better. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the mindfulness program reduce feelings of disconnection from the body (bodily dissociation)? Does it improve awareness of body signals (interoceptive awareness)? Does it lower alcohol craving and reduce the chance of returning to drinking after leaving the hospital? Researchers will compare participants who receive the mindfulness program to participants who receive standard psychoeducation sessions, within the same overall inpatient AUD treatment program.

Participants will:

* Take part in 6 weekly group sessions (90 minutes each) of body-focused mindfulness, which includes breathing exercises, body scan, gentle movement, and group discussion.
* Receive audio recordings of guided mindfulness exercises to practice independently between sessions.
* Complete questionnaires about their emotions, body awareness, and alcohol craving before and after the program.
* Be followed up at 4 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after leaving the hospital to track their drinking.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
• Alcohol-Related Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Body-Focused Mindfulness Intervention

Six weekly 90-minute group sessions incorporating breath-focused meditation, body scan (lying and seated positions), mindful movement and stretching, and structured inquiry. Delivered in an open circular group format by therapists trained in mindfulness-based approaches. No direct reference to alcohol use. Participants receive audio recordings of guided mindfulness exercises and are encouraged to practice independently (5-10 minutes daily) between sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Psychoeducation

Six weekly 90-minute group psychoeducation sessions added to standard inpatient AUD treatment. Sessions cover standard topics related to alcohol use disorder, recovery, and coping strategies. Delivered by the same therapists as the experimental group. All other components of the inpatient treatment program are identical between groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Warsaw

  collaborator OTHER

• Medical University of Warsaw

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Andrzej Jakubczyk, MD, PhD · Medical University of Warsaw

• Marcin Wojnar, MD, PhD · Medical University of Warsaw

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-07-01

Primary Completion

2028-12-01

Completion

2029-12-01

Countries

• Poland

Study Locations