Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Admitted to the Addiction Management Unit

NCT05777200 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Substance-use disorder
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 106
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a dynamic process that changes constantly over time with new trends of drug dependence emerge every now and then, thus timely information about trends in psychoactive substance use could yield tailored interventions and reduce potential harms. Identifying personal, social, and demographic characteristics of patients with this disorder at the local, regional, and national levels helps physicians, health authorities, and policy-makers detect early emerging trends and enable them better plan and implement prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. This study aims to identify sociodemographic, personal characteristics, as well as patterns of illicit drug abuse in patients admitted for addiction treatment.

Conditions

Substance Use Disorders

Keywords

substance use disorder; addiction; Sociodemographic characteristics; personality traits; patterns of substance abuse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• To identify the sociodemographic characteristics of patients with substance use disorder attending addiction treatment unit.

  1. Sociodemographic characteristics with a special prepared survey that includes: * Personal information, and socioeconomic status.(Age, gender, marital status, work, income, educational level, ...etc) * Previous admissions/trials for detox.(number of previous admissions/trials detox, where they were, maximum abstinence time, and the withdrawal symptoms the patient had) * Medical, psychological, social, financial, and legal aspects of addiction. * Adverse life events dating before starting addiction. * Detailed description of substance(s) used.( Substances used, doses, route of administration, when, where, and with whom he prefers taking the drug) 2. Psychiatric interview.

  One week

• To identify personality traits of patients with substance use disorder attending addiction treatment unit.

  Data about personality traits of patients with substance use disorder will be obtained through: 1. Psychiatric interview. 2. The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). 3. The Structured Interview for the Five-Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM). 4. Addiction severity Index (ASI).

  One week

• To identify patterns of substance abuse among patients with substance use disorder attending addiction treatment unit.

  Data about patterns of substance abuse will be gathered through: 1. Psychiatric interview. 2. Addiction Severity Index (ASI). 3. Urine Drug Screen.

  One week

Interventions

Supportive psychotherapy BEHAVIORAL

Counselling patients, providing supportive psychotherapy to help them detox their illicit drug usage, and help them rehabilitate again into society.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with substance use disorder, based on DSM-5 criteria, who are admitted to the addiction management unit of Assiut University Hospital.

You may qualify if:

• All patients with substance use disorder who are admitted to the addiction treatment unit.
• Accept participating into the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients refuse participating in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Assiut University Hospital

Asyut, Assiut Governorate, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Loffredo CA, Boulos DN, Saleh DA, Jillson IA, Garas M, Loza N, Samuel P, Shaker YE, Ostrowski MJ, Amr S. Substance use by Egyptian youth: current patterns and potential avenues for prevention. Subst Use Misuse. 2015 Apr;50(5):609-18. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2014.997391. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

  PMID: 25629955 BACKGROUND

• Connery HS, McHugh RK, Reilly M, Shin S, Greenfield SF. Substance Use Disorders in Global Mental Health Delivery: Epidemiology, Treatment Gap, and Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatments. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2020 Sep/Oct;28(5):316-327. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000271.

  PMID: 32925514 BACKGROUND

• Darweesh, A. E., Agban, M., Mohammed, M. H., & Gabra, R. H. (2020). Association between opioid use disorder (tramadol) and serum level of interleukin-2. Middle East Current Psychiatry, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-020-00037-w

  BACKGROUND

• Rabie, M., Shaker, N.M., Gaber, E. et al. Prevalence updates of substance use among Egyptian adolescents. Middle East Curr Psychiatry 27, 4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-019-0013-8

  BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Global Burden of Disease (2019) study. (n.d.). GBD results. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Retrieved September 23, 2022
• American Psychiatric Association. (n.d.). What is a substance use disorder? Psychiatry.org - What Is a Substance Use Disorder? Retrieved September 23, 2022

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders; Behavior, Addictive

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Alaa El Din M. Darweesh, Prof.

  Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Romany H. Gabra, Dr

  Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2023
• First Posted: March 21, 2023
• Study Start: April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2025
• Study Completion: November 10, 2025
• Last Updated: April 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-06

Locations

EG (1)