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Behavioral Intervention

Dialectical behavioral therapy skills training (DBT-ST) for Alcoholism

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Lena C. Quilty, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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 30 days
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests a web app called 'Pocket Skills' that teaches therapy skills to help adults who are seeking treatment for substance use. The app aims to help users manage their emotions, deal with stress, and improve their relationships.

Eligible Conditions
  • Alcoholism
  • Substance Use Disorder

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~30 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 30 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Severity of Dependence Scale
Secondary study objectives
Daily Drinking Questionnaire (DDQ)
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Short Form (DERS-SF; Kaufmann et al., 2015)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) Scale
+6 more
Other study objectives
Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ; Devilly & Borkovec, 2000)
Treatment Acceptability Questionnaire (TAQ; Hunsley, 1992)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Immediate TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Pocket Skills is a dialectical behavior therapy skills training (DBT-ST) webapp that includes video lessons, an interactive chatbot AI coach, and in-app exercises to practice DBT skills. The delivery of the app intervention will be primarily monitored for one month, but followed for up to 3 months, and will be supplemented with a walk through manual and links to DBT worksheets. The intervention will be delivered in conjunction with treatment as usual which includes standard psychosocial care (e.g., assessments, group, and individual programming) as part of the Addictions Program or greater community.
Group II: Waitlist and Delayed TreatmentActive Control1 Intervention
Waitlist control whereby outpatients or members of the community will wait 1 month (4 weeks) to receive the intervention and then receive the Pocket Skills webapp for the subsequent 2 months (8 weeks). The waitlist period and subsequent intervention will be delivered in conjunction with treatment as usual which includes standard psychosocial care (e.g., assessments, group, and individual programming) as part of the Addictions Program.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Dialectical behavioral therapy skills training (DBT-ST)
2021
N/A
~80

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Missouri, St. LouisOTHER
14 Previous Clinical Trials
2,583 Total Patients Enrolled
Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthLead Sponsor
371 Previous Clinical Trials
83,233 Total Patients Enrolled
20 Trials studying Alcoholism
3,677 Patients Enrolled for Alcoholism
Lena C. Quilty, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, CAMH
1 Previous Clinical Trials
193 Total Patients Enrolled
~19 spots leftby Nov 2025