This pilot project will evaluate a new mind-body intervention called Mind-Body Bridging (MBB) for reducing substance abuse problems in women who are undergoing a substance abuse treatment program. The main hypothesis is that MBB will be more effective than the control (standard) intervention program in helping people reduce their craving for illicit substances and/or alcohol.
This is a randomized clinical pilot study in which MBB will be compared with a standard treatment program for substance abuse. Both groups will run concurrently over the course of a 10-week period, twice per week.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
10 weeks of usual care for substance abuse.
Two sessions per week for 10 weeks, besides usual care treatment for substance abuse.
House of Hope
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Pain Research Center, Anesthesiology, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Change from baseline in the measure of the Penn Alcohol and Craving Scale
Change from baseline in the extent of drug and alcohol craving at Week 5 and Week 11, as measured by a modified version of the Penn Alcohol and Craving Scale
Time frame: Week 5 and Week 11
Change from baseline in Alcohol and Drug Use Consequences Scale
Change from baseline in the measure of alcohol and drug consequences at Week 5 and Week 11, as measured by Alcohol and Drug Use Consequences Scale
Time frame: Week 5 and Week 11
Subjective distress
Impact of Events Scale - Revised (IES-R) is a 22-item self-report measure that assesses subjective distress caused by traumatic events. The IES-R yields a total score (ranging from 0 to 88) and subscale scores can also be calculated for the Intrusion, Avoidance, and Hyperarousal subscales.
Time frame: Pre (Baseline) Mid (Week 5), Post (Week 11)
Depression
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale is one of the most common screening tests to determine an individual's depression quotient. The test measures depressive feelings and behaviors during the past week.
Time frame: Pre (Baseline) Mid (Week 5), Post (Week 11)
Sleep
The Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale (MOS-SS) provides an index of sleep problems and incorporates six sleep scale scores: 1) sleep disturbance, 2) sleep adequacy, 3) daytime somnolence, 4) snoring, 5) waking up short of breath with a headache, and 6) quantity of sleep. The MOS-SS is similar to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) developed at the same time, which includes more questions about sleep disturbance with seven more items overall. The 1-week assessment is adapted from the normal 4-week retrospective assessment.
Time frame: Pre (Baseline) Mid (Week 5), Post (Week 11)
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Mindfulness
The Five-facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) comprises five clear, interpretable facets of mindfulness: acting with awareness, observing, describing, non-judging, non-reacting.
Time frame: Pre (Baseline) Mid (Week 5), Post (Week 11)
Self-Compassion
Self compassion is measured by the Self-Compassion Scale that comprises 26 items. Self-compassion is an emotionally positive self-attitude that should protect against the negative consequences of self-judgment, isolation, and rumination (such as depression).
Time frame: Pre (Baseline) Mid (Week 5), Post (Week 11)
Well-being
The Well-Being Index (WBI)is a 5-item scale developed and validated by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Mental Health. The WBI will be used to assess whether participants show any changes in general well-being.
Time frame: Weekly for 11 weeks