Effectiveness of a Brief Cognitive and Behavioral Skills Program on Stage Transitions for Chronic Ketamine Abusers

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Substance Use Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral skills training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03644719

Chronic Ketamine Abusers

Details and patient eligibility

About

In recent years ketamine abuse becomes prevalent in youth in some Asian countries. Chronic ketamine abuse may lead to uropathology and cognitive impairments. No pharmacological interventions have been identified as effective for treating ketamine abuse or helpful in achieving or maintaining abstinence from ketamine. Cognitive-behavioral treatment is currently an important psychosocial intervention for addictive problems. This study aimed to test whether a brief cognitive-behavioral training program has a positive influence on stage transitions among ketamine abusers.

Full description

409 ketamine abusers were recruited in this study, with 285 ketamine abusers participated in a 6-hour brief cognitive-behavioral intervention and 124 ketamine abusers attended educational lectures on ketamine abuse. A brief cognitive-behavioral intervention was applied to teach ketamine abusers about stimulus control, refusal skills, communication skills, decisional balance, and infectious diseases prevention. Stage of Change and knowledge about ketamine were assessed before and after the intervention.

Enrollment: 409 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ketamine use in 30 days
• more than 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

• no brain damage

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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409 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive behavior skills training

Experimental group

Description:

The first session is intended to establish rapport, build therapeutic cohesion through ice-breaking activities, and educate participants about the drug regulations stated in the Statute for Drug Hazard Prevention and Control. The following four sessions are devoted to interactively practicing refusal skills, communication skills, decision-making skills, and positive conflict resolution skills. The final session is to review what has been learned and reminds participants about the association of drug use with HIV/HCV.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral skills training

Education as usual

No Intervention group

Description:

The EAU group received six hours of informational lectures about ketamine, its effects on the brain, relevant regulations and laws, and the risks and modes of transmission of infectious diseases, including HIV and hepatitis C.