A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Text Message Intervention for Methamphetamine Dependence

California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Amphetamine-Related Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: CBT group therapy; Behavioral: CBT- based SMS text messaging intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01899313

2012.119-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This Phase I behavior therapy development study seeks to improve treatment outcomes for methamphetamine (MA)-dependent subjects by developing a novel cognitive behavioral therapy- (CBT-) based short message service (SMS) text messaging intervention.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English-speaking adults ≥ 18 years who are seeking treatment for MA addiction.
• Own a cellular phone with SMS text messaging capability and have an unlimited text messaging plan.
• Available to attend CBT therapy groups.
• Agreeable to conditions of the study and signed an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Projected to be unavailable > 12 hours/day to read and send text messages.
• Any medical or psychosocial condition that would preclude safe, useful, or consistent participation,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

CBT- based SMS text messaging intervention

Experimental group

Description:

cognitive behavioral therapy- (CBT-) based short message service (SMS) text messaging intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT group therapy

Behavioral: CBT- based SMS text messaging intervention

Placebo Texts

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo texts will be given instead of interventional texts

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT group therapy