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Behavioral Intervention

Dialectical behavioral therapy skills training (DBT-ST) for Alcoholism

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Lena C. Quilty, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 30 days

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests a web app called 'Pocket Skills' that teaches therapy skills to help adults who are seeking treatment for substance use. The app aims to help users manage their emotions, deal with stress, and improve their relationships.

Eligible Conditions

Alcoholism
Substance Use Disorder

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 30 days

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~30 days

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 30 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Severity of Dependence Scale

Secondary study objectives

Daily Drinking Questionnaire (DDQ)

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Short Form (DERS-SF; Kaufmann et al., 2015)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) Scale

+6 more

Other study objectives

Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ; Devilly & Borkovec, 2000)

Treatment Acceptability Questionnaire (TAQ; Hunsley, 1992)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Immediate TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Pocket Skills is a dialectical behavior therapy skills training (DBT-ST) webapp that includes video lessons, an interactive chatbot AI coach, and in-app exercises to practice DBT skills. The delivery of the app intervention will be primarily monitored for one month, but followed for up to 3 months, and will be supplemented with a walk through manual and links to DBT worksheets. The intervention will be delivered in conjunction with treatment as usual which includes standard psychosocial care (e.g., assessments, group, and individual programming) as part of the Addictions Program or greater community.

Group II: Waitlist and Delayed TreatmentActive Control1 Intervention

Waitlist control whereby outpatients or members of the community will wait 1 month (4 weeks) to receive the intervention and then receive the Pocket Skills webapp for the subsequent 2 months (8 weeks). The waitlist period and subsequent intervention will be delivered in conjunction with treatment as usual which includes standard psychosocial care (e.g., assessments, group, and individual programming) as part of the Addictions Program.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Dialectical behavioral therapy skills training (DBT-ST)

2021

N/A

~80

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