Status:

COMPLETED

Study of a Transdiagnostic, Emotion-focused Group Intervention for Young Adults With Substance Use Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Substance Use Disorders

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-26 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall aim of this pilot study is to conduct a preliminary trial to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of adding a transdiagnostic, emotion-focused group intervention (the Unified Protoco...

Detailed Description

Young adults with substance use disorder (SUD) commonly experience co-occurring emotional distress in the form of affective/emotional disorders (i.e. anxiety, depressive, and related disorders) and se...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Only patients seeking services or currently engaged in care at the MGH Addiction Recovery Management Service are eligible for this study.
  • Young adults ages 18 to 26, inclusive
  • English language proficiency
  • Ability to provide written, informed consent
  • Ability to attend in-person, outpatient sessions
  • Has provided consent to receive or is currently undergoing treatment at the MGH Addiction Recovery Management Service
  • Documented DSM-5 SUD diagnosis (limited to alcohol use disorder; cannabis use disorder; phencyclidine or other hallucinogen use disorder; inhalant use disorder, opioid use disorder; sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use disorder; stimulant use disorder; other (or unknown) SUD)
  • Current elevated emotional distress, as evidenced by any one of the following:
  • Score at least in the moderate range on self-report anxiety questionnaire
  • Score at least in the moderate range on self-report depression questionnaire
  • Report of suicidal thoughts in the past week
  • Report of engagement in non-suicidal self-injury in the past week
  • Not expected to require inpatient level of care within the next two weeks (as judged clinically)

Exclusion

  • Documented psychotic disorder (or current, clinically significant psychotic symptoms) that render the patient inappropriate for outpatient level of care or participation in group therapy (as judged clinically by study staff)
  • Current imminent suicide or homicide risk (as judged clinically by study staff)
  • Unwilling or unable to provide consent for study staff to access subject's medical records and coordinate care and exchange data with clinical staff at the Addiction Recovery Management Service
  • Unwilling or unable to identify an emergency contact

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 22 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 20 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

56 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03315208

Start Date

November 22 2017

End Date

September 20 2019

Last Update

April 1 2021

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Massachusetts General Hospital Addiction Recovery Management Service

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114