Status:

COMPLETED

Integrated Intervention Post-Sexual Assault

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Substance Use Disorders

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the proposed Stage IA/IB study is to establish feasibility of an integrated cognitive-behavioral intervention for reducing SUD and PTSD symptoms among women who experienced a ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female; any race or ethnicity; age 18 to 65 years old.
  • Sexual assault that occurred within the past ten weeks.
  • Subjects must be able to comprehend English.
  • Report a minimum of two substance use disorder symptoms
  • A minimum of one symptom of each cluster of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Subjects may also meet criteria for a mood disorder or other anxiety disorders (panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, or obsessive compulsive disorder). The inclusion of subjects with affective and other anxiety disorders is essential because of the marked frequency of the co-existence of mood and other anxiety disorders among patients with substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Must consent to complete all treatment and follow-up visits.

Exclusion

  • Lack of any memory of the sexual assault
  • Women who are menopausal
  • Subjects with a history of or current psychotic, manic, dissociative identify disorder, or a current eating disorder, as the study protocol may be therapeutically insufficient.
  • Subjects experiencing significant withdrawal symptoms, as evidence by a score of 10 or more on the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA)99 or a positive score of on the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale.100 These subjects will be referred for clinical detoxification and may be re-assessed for study eligibility after medically supervised detoxification has been completed.
  • Individuals considered an immediate suicide risk, with current suicidal ideation and intent. These individuals will be referred directly for treatment.
  • Individuals on psychotropic medications must be stabilized on it for at least two weeks prior to beginning the study.
  • Any other medical or psychiatric conditions that the investigators believe may compromise the individual's ability to safely participate in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 20 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 8 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04724746

Start Date

February 20 2020

End Date

August 8 2022

Last Update

February 2 2024

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425