Clinical Course of Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery

Description

The goal of this single-arm clinical trial is to better understand the ways in which individuals seeking treatment recover from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The main aims are to: * To establish operational definitions of types of change in relation to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's (NIAAA) new definition of recovery, and to distinguish between treatment response, remission versus recovery, and relapse versus recurrence. * To describe patterns of recovery, including the frequency of within-person transitions between types of change in clinical course to better understand the dynamic nature of recovery. * To examine the predictive relationships between theoretically important cognitive, behavioral, and affective process variables and changes during recovery, with a focus on how people initiate versus maintain change. Participants will: * Receive 12 weeks of psychotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder * Complete brief assessments after each treatment session. * Complete brief assessments bi-weekly via phone for 1-year following treatment. * Complete in-person interviews at 3 or 6-month intervals post-treatment.

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this single-arm clinical trial is to better understand the ways in which individuals seeking treatment recover from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The main aims are to: * To establish operational definitions of types of change in relation to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's (NIAAA) new definition of recovery, and to distinguish between treatment response, remission versus recovery, and relapse versus recurrence. * To describe patterns of recovery, including the frequency of within-person transitions between types of change in clinical course to better understand the dynamic nature of recovery. * To examine the predictive relationships between theoretically important cognitive, behavioral, and affective process variables and changes during recovery, with a focus on how people initiate versus maintain change. Participants will: * Receive 12 weeks of psychotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder * Complete brief assessments after each treatment session. * Complete brief assessments bi-weekly via phone for 1-year following treatment. * Complete in-person interviews at 3 or 6-month intervals post-treatment.

Clinical Course of Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery

Clinical Course of Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery

Condition
Alcohol Use Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Tampa

University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States, 33620

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. current diagnosis of AUD (initial screening AUDIT ≥ 8, confirmed with diagnostic interview),
  • 2. live within commuting distance of the program site,
  • 3. provide informed consent.
  • 1. acute psychosis or severe cognitive impairment (assessed via Psychotic Module of the M.I.N.I and Mini-Mental State ≤ 23),
  • 2. current drug use diagnosis other than nicotine or marijuana use disorders,
  • 3. lack of sufficient familiarity with the English language to comprehend the recruitment and consent procedures,
  • 4. legally mandated to attend treatment

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of South Florida,

Study Record Dates

2027-08-31