Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment for Victims of Partner Violence
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00607412 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 5, 2008
Last Update Posted : May 11, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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PTSD Substance Use Disorders | Behavioral: Integrated psychotherapy for PTSD and substance use Behavioral: 12-step based supportive therapy | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | AUDs and PTSD Treatment for Victims of Partner Violence |
Study Start Date : | August 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Present focused, integrated psychotherapy for PTSD and substance use disorders
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Behavioral: Integrated psychotherapy for PTSD and substance use
integrated, present focused psychotherapy for PTSD and substance use disorders tailored to women who have experienced intimate partner violence |
Active Comparator: 2
Supportive therapy using 12-step model
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Behavioral: 12-step based supportive therapy
supportive psychotherapy based on 12-step model |
- CAPS for PTSD symptoms and ASI for substance use [ Time Frame: pre, mid treatment, post, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up ]
- Timeline Follow-back procedure, Beck Depression Inventory [ Time Frame: same as primary ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- female victims of partner violence
- at least one month out of the abusive relationship
- meet DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria for PTSD and an alcohol use disorder
- literate in English
- have not changed psychotropic medications or dosages within the past two months and agree not to during the active phase (first 12 weeks) of the intervention
- have an identified primary care physician
Exclusion Criteria:
- moderate or severe cognitive impairment as measured by a Mini-Mental State Examination score less than or equal to 18
- Histories of psychosis or mania may be excluded because the presence of these disorders is thought to impede progress in psychotherapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00607412
United States, California | |
UCSD Outpatient Psychiatry | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92103 |
Principal Investigator: | Sonya Norman | UCSD |
Responsible Party: | Sonya Norman, PhD, University of California, San Diego |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00607412 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
K23AA015707 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) K23AA015707 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | February 5, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 11, 2011 |
Last Verified: | June 2009 |
PTSD substance use disorders psychotherapy |
Substance-Related Disorders Mental Disorders Chemically-Induced Disorders |