Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Alcoholism

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Waitlist Available

Led By Jeremy D Kidd, MD

Research Sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 9 weeks and 13 weeks

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will study whether an adapted version of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is an effective treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) in gender minority (GM) individuals. GM individuals experience disproportionately high rates of hazardous drinking and AUD, and there are no evidence-based alcohol interventions for this population. The study will use mixed-methods formative research with an established multi-site longitudinal GM cohort to develop and assess the feasibility of the adapted IPT intervention.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for gender minority individuals who speak English, want treatment for moderate-to-severe alcohol use disorder (AUD), and can follow the study's procedures. It's not open to those legally mandated to treatment, with severe psychiatric symptoms or a history of intense alcohol withdrawal.

What is being tested?

The study is testing a new version of interpersonal psychotherapy that's been adapted specifically for gender minority people with AUD. The goal is to see if this therapy better addresses their unique experiences related to alcohol consumption.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves psychotherapy rather than medication, traditional side effects like you might expect from drugs are not applicable. However, discussing sensitive topics during therapy could potentially cause emotional discomfort.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 9 weeks and 13 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~9 weeks and 13 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 9 weeks and 13 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Acceptability - Treatment Acceptability Questionnaire

Feasibility - Completing all study sessions

Secondary study objectives

Heavy drinking days

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Culturally adapted interpersonal psychotherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Individual psychotherapy intervention based on Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-B) with additional cultural adaptation for transgender and nonbinary individuals.

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