Effect of Hypnotherapy in Alcohol Use Disorder Compared to Motivational Interviewing.

NCT03583788 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HypnotherapyAUD
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 31
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study was carried out at an inpatient clinic in Norway. A six- week long treatment programme included intensive group therapy, but also five hours of individual therapy, given as motivational interviewing (MI). Thirty-one patients were randomized either to receive five individual sessions of hypnotherapy instead of MI (N=16) or to be in the control group (N=15). The treatment method for the hypnotherapy group was Erickson's (permissive) hypnosis. At baseline all the participants were diagnosed using a psychiatric interview and filled in the Alcohol Use Identification Test (AUDIT), Time-line-follow-back (TLFB) for alcohol use, Hopkins Symptoms Check List (HSCL-25) for monitoring mental distress and Traumatic Life Events Questionnaire. AUDIT, TLFB and HSCL-25 were re-administered at follow-up after one year.

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Reduction of alcohol consumption

  Alcohol consumption was measured at the entry to the study and at follow-up one year later using Alcohol Use Identification Test (AUDIT) registration of number of standardized alcohol units consumed and alcohol-related problems during the previous month.

  baseline + 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Level of mental distress

  baseline + 12 months

Study Arms (2)

Hypnotherapy group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention consisted of individual hypnotherapy of 5 hourly sessions (60 minutes) over 5 weeks, a total of five hours. The hypnotherapy treatment method was Erickson's (permissive) hypnosis (17). It began with a conversation about patient's past life events, present situation, alcohol problem and his or her thoughts about it. The hypnotherapy Group did not receive any treatment of motivational interviewing.

Behavioral: Hypnotherapy

Motivational interviewing group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The comparator patient group received individual therapy as motivational interviewing (MI) for 5 hourly sessions over 5 weeks, a total of five hours. The patients in the experimental group did not receive this.

Other: Motivational Interviewing

Interventions

Hypnotherapy BEHAVIORAL

The intervention consisted of hypnotherapy given as five one-hour sessions over 5 weeks as individual therapy instead of motivational interviewing.

Also known as: Motivational interviewing

Hypnotherapy group

Motivational Interviewing OTHER

The intervention consisted of Motivational Interviewing given as five one-hour sessions over 5 weeks as individual therapy instead of hypnotherapy.

Motivational interviewing group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Only individuals who suffered from AUD were included in this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sykehuset Innlandet HF: lead

Related Publications (5)

• Edwards G. Hypnosis in treatment of alcohol addiction. Controlled trial, with analysis of factors affecting outcome. Q J Stud Alcohol. 1966 Jun;27(2):221-41. No abstract available.

  PMID: 5963138 BACKGROUND

• Hartman BJ. Hypnotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of alcoholism. J Natl Med Assoc. 1976 Mar;68(2):101-3, 147. No abstract available.

  PMID: 1263266 BACKGROUND

• Pekala RJ, Maurer R, Kumar VK, Elliott NC, Masten E, Moon E, Salinger M. Self-hypnosis relapse prevention training with chronic drug/alcohol users: effects on self-esteem, affect, and relapse. Am J Clin Hypn. 2004 Apr;46(4):281-97. doi: 10.1080/00029157.2004.10403613.

  PMID: 15190730 BACKGROUND

• Kohler S, Hofmann A. Can motivational interviewing in emergency care reduce alcohol consumption in young people? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Alcohol Alcohol. 2015 Mar;50(2):107-17. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu098. Epub 2015 Jan 6.

  PMID: 25563299 BACKGROUND

• Sheehan DV, Lecrubier Y, Sheehan KH, Amorim P, Janavs J, Weiller E, Hergueta T, Baker R, Dunbar GC. The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.): the development and validation of a structured diagnostic psychiatric interview for DSM-IV and ICD-10. J Clin Psychiatry. 1998;59 Suppl 20:22-33;quiz 34-57.

  PMID: 9881538 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholism

Interventions

Hypnosis; Motivational Interviewing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Directive Counseling; Counseling; Mental Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Jørgen G Bramness, Ph.D.

  Hospital Innlandet/ University of Tromso

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This study was designed as a parallel study, where two groups were compared: one receiving treatment as usual (motivational interviewing) and the intervention (hypnotherapy group).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 29, 2018
• First Posted: July 11, 2018
• Study Start: February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2017
• Study Completion: February 7, 2018
• Last Updated: July 11, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-06