Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Sam Forshall
ORCID ID
Contact details
North Somerset Specialist Drug & Alcohol Service
47 The Boulevard
Weston super Mare
BS23 1PG
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1934 412273 (sec (0)1934 647 157)
Sam.Forshall@awp.nhs.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0038104052
Study information
Scientific title
A new practical self-help intervention to enable alcoholics and opiate addicts to relax and cope with unwanted urges and cravings
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does a self-help intervention based on EMD-R (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) help alcohol and opiate addicts relax and cope with cravings/urges?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Drug abuse
Intervention
Group A. Treatment As Usual (TAU)
Group B. TAU and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (END-R)
Trial without blinding to treatment as usual, or one session of training and experience in the use of bilateral alternating auditory stimulation as a self help therapy
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. Measures of ability to deal with stress/pressures: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Hassles and Uplifts Scale (Kanner et al 1981)
2. Measures of ability to resist cravings (urges, VAS, Drug-Taking Confidence Questionnaire [DTCQ], Situational Confidence)
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/02/2002
Overall trial end date
01/07/2003
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Opiate and alcohol dependent clients being referred for treatment or currently in treatment at the North Somerset Specialist Drug and Alcohol Service.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/02/2002
Recruitment end date
01/07/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
North Somerset Specialist Drug & Alcohol Service
Weston super Mare
BS23 1PG
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list