the study aim is to compare betwenn the effect of mindfulness based relapse prevention and other evidence based psychotherapy interventions regaring substance craving.
In this prospective study, the population included opioid-dependent men (aged 18-50 years), some of them were admitted to El Maamora hospital and others were attendees in NA. To conduct this research, considering the drop-out rate, the list of 60 persons applying for treatment was prepared based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then, three groups of 20 were randomly selected and placed in three intervention groups, group one received CBT, group two received MBRP, and group three received twelve-step therapy. The subjects were assigned randomly to the treatment condition via a computer-generated random number with the aid of trained staff at the clinic blindly. All participants completed the measurement scales immediately after detoxification (pre-test) and after the end of therapeutic sessions (post-test).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
45
In cognitive-behavioral therapy, participants learned that thoughts and emotions contribute to behavior, and responses to thoughts and emotions can be controlled. in mindfulness-based relapse prevention, participants learned to focus on the present moment experience including craving with an attitude of acceptance and non-judging. In twelve-step therapy, participants learned principles of acceptance, gratitude, forgiveness, tolerance, patience, humility, and honesty together with participation in different healthy ways to enrich life.
Sara Harby
Alexandria, Egypt
opioid craving scale
A visual analog scale, a modification of the Cocaine Craving Scale, is a 3-item scale used to measure the opioid craving and each item is ranging from 0 to 10 (0 means no craving at all and 10 means severe craving).
Time frame: 5 minutes
The Obsessive-Compulsive Drug use Scale
it measures craving in the previous ten days and includes 13 questions. Subjects should select from 5 graded options for each question based on their experiences during last week. The items were rated as follow:1) Never; 2) Rarely; 3) Sometimes; 4) Mostly and 5) Always
Time frame: 15 minutes
The desire for a drug questionnaire
it measures instant (now) craving, includes 14 questions and participants answer questions on a seven-step Likert-scale answer sheet based on what he/she feels or thinks at the moment. The items were rated as follows: 1) not at all; 2) mild; 3) mild to moderate; 4) moderate; 5) moderate to severe; 6) severe and 7) approximately complete
Time frame: 15 minutes
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