NCT00818636|Completed
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Sponsor study identifier
interventional
89
1 country
1
Study Start
August 2008
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
March 2010
Actual (reported)Study Completion
December 2011
Actual (reported)\*\*\*Please note that this study does not offer comprehensive treatment program for alcohol abuse or depression. Please do not contact the study staff if you are seeking psychological treatment. Further, this study is only enrolling people who are clients at Career and Recovery Resources, Inc., in Houston. The hypothesis is that writing about feelings and thoughts will help people who are in group treatment feel less depressed and abuse alcohol less.
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
December 2011
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August 2008
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
January 6, 2009
Actual (reported)January 8, 2009
Actual (reported)March 2010
Actual (reported)December 2011
Actual (reported)Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition
Baseline, Post-writing (2 weeks post-baseline), and One Month Follow-Up (Six weeks post-baseline)
Number of Alcoholic Drinks Consumed
30 days pre-baseline compared to 30 days post-intervention
In addition to attending group therapy as usual, participants write about their feelings about an issue of their choosing three times during a two week period for at least 20 minutes each time.
Participants attend group therapy as usual only.
Participants in the expressive writing condition write about their feelings about an issue of their choosing three times, for at least 20 minutes each time, during a two week period.
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Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.
Houston, Texas, 77004, United States
Frattaroli J. Experimental disclosure and its moderators: a meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 2006 Nov;132(6):823-65. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.132.6.823.
Carrie L Dodrill, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston- ** This contact information should not be used for counseling or informational purposes**
Angela L Stotts, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston- ** This contact information should not be used for counseling or informational purposes**
89 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
January 6, 2009
First Posted
January 8, 2009
Study Start
August 2008
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Network Support for Alcohol Treatment 2
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Primary Completion
March 2010
Actual (reported)Study Completion
December 2011
Actual (reported)Last Updated
January 27, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-01
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