Therapeutic Alliances in Alcoholism Treatment

University at Buffalo (UB)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01689103

1R01AA020253

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project is studying the role of the therapeutic alliance between the therapist and patient in the outpatient treatment of persons with alcohol use disorders.

Full description

This project is studying the role of the therapeutic alliance between the therapist and patient in the outpatient treatment of persons with alcohol use disorders. Alliances are assessed over the course of treatment and will be reviewed in the context of posttreatment functioning.

Enrollment: 166 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Current Alcohol Dependence diagnosis
• Live within commuting distance of treatment program
• Minimum 6th grade reading level
• Provide consent

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of current organic mental disorder, schizophrenia, or another psychotic disorder
• Treatment for an alcohol use disorder in past 12 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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166 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Alliance Feedback to Therapist

Experimental group

Description:

Alliance feedback provided to therapist

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral treatment

Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral treatment

No alliance feedback to therapist

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

No alliance feedback provided to therapist

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral treatment

Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral treatment