Adapting and Piloting Behavioral Activation for Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Part of paid clinical trials in Durham, North Carolina.

Sponsor
RTI International
Study ID
NCT06249386
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Behavioral Activation (BA) — BEHAVIORAL
    BA reduces alcohol use and posttraumatic stress symptoms and increases psychosocial functioning via psychoeducation, activity monitoring, values clarification, and activity scheduling.
  • Relapse Prevention (RP) — BEHAVIORAL
    RP reduces alcohol use via increasing awareness and avoidance of high-risk situations, enhancing drink refusal skills, improving assertiveness, and other strategies.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare an adaptation of Behavioral Activation, a behavioral intervention, to Relapse Prevention treatment, another behavioral intervention, in a sample of U.S. military veterans with co-occurring alcohol use disorder (AUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The primary aims of this study are to: 1. Adapt Behavioral Activation to treat veterans with AUD/PTSD, 2. Evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of Behavioral Activation for AUD/PTSD, and 3. Explore geospatial analysis as a new method for measuring AUD/PTSD recovery. Participants will complete self-report and interview measures immediately before and immediately after treatment. Participants will also be asked to participate in passive geospatial assessment for 14-day periods immediately before and immediately after treatment. Participants will be randomized to treatment condition, which involves 8 sessions of either Behavioral Activation or Relapse Prevention, delivered individually by a trained study therapist.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 17, 2025
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Oct 6, 2025
Completion
Oct 6, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
10 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Behavioral Activation (BA)
    Individual psychotherapy
  • Active Comparator: Relapse Prevention (RP)
    Individual psychotherapy

Primary Outcome Measure

Timeline Follow-Back (Alcohol Use) [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Duke University School of MedicineDurhamNorth Carolina27710-

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By condition
Substance use disorderPTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
By specialty
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By research site
Duke University School of Medicine· Durham, NC

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