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RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05821634

Personalizing Treatment Delivery

Digital Phenotyping of Anxiety and Anxiety-Related Alcohol Comorbidity and Treatment

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Enrollment

81 participants

Start Date

Oct 21, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders and SymptomsPTSD and Trauma-related SymptomsAlcohol; Use, Problem; Alcohol Use Disorder

Summary

Anxiety and anxiety-related disorders frequently co-occur with alcohol use problems resulting in an enormous humanitarian and economic cost to society. The proposed research will use digital technology to examine person-specific risk factors predicting problematic alcohol use in individuals vulnerable to anxiety and anxiety-related disorders and will use this information to design a personalized intervention for individuals seeking psychological treatment. Results from this research will integrate output from novel and innovative digital technology methods into psychotherapy, advancing research on personalized treatment and prevention efforts.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests a telehealth counseling program that personalizes treatment delivery for people dealing with both anxiety or trauma-related symptoms and alcohol use problems. The program is delivered remotely by phone or video, making it easier for people to access mental health support without traveling to a clinic. **You may be eligible if...** - You are between 18 and 65 years old - You have clinically significant anxiety or trauma-related symptoms - You have problems with alcohol use - You are interested in telehealth (phone or video) counseling - You live in New Jersey or New York and plan to stay there for the duration of the study - You have access to a smartphone **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are currently receiving counseling - Your psychiatric medication is not stable - You have severe alcohol use disorder requiring medical detox - You have active psychosis or are at imminent risk of self-harm Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALPersonalized intervention condition: Cognitive behavioral therapy skills

An 11-session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills based intervention will be delivered to participants randomized to the personalized intervention. Influential constructs will be identified using the person specific digital phenotyping model, targeted using CBT skills, and tracked across sessions.

BEHAVIORALTherapeutic control condition: Cognitive behavioral therapy skills

Participants randomized to this condition will receive an 11-session CBT skills based treatment targeting a non-personalized construct selected from the person-specific digital phenotyping model.

BEHAVIORALTracking control condition: Supportive counseling

Participants randomized to this condition will receive 11 supportive counseling sessions that are non-directive in nature (providing support and validation for non-acute weekly stressors). Participants will continue digital phenotyping, controlling for the effect of counseling and digital phenotyping.

Locations(1)

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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