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fMRI Study of a Dual Process Treatment Protocol With Substance Dependent Adults
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Dual Processing and Relapse Prevention for Substance Abuse and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 29 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether drug-dependent adults who participate in a dual processing relapse prevention treatment protocol that allows for sensory-based exposure experiences over 10-weeks in outpatient treatment will show significant brain change related to diminished cue reactivity, and greater improvement in self-efficacy, anxiety, somatization, and treatment retention, as compared to the standard care patients in a relapse prevention program.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
A 10-week, 20-session program, which meets two times per week for 2 hours each time. It is a psychosocial intervention that combines a visual processing (structured drawing activities to engage in sensory-based cue exposure) and a verbal processing component (structured cognitive-behavioral therapy). The treatment focuses on sensory-based emotional expression and cognitive reappraisal and containment strategies that facilitate emotional regulation around a patient's drug and alcohol use experiences.
The program's standard care outpatient program is a Relapse Prevention 10-week, 20-session, psychosocial intervention program, which meets two times per week for 2 hours each time. This RP program is based on Gorski's Relapse Prevention model and is a primarily didactic approach.