UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000025982
Receipt number R000029872
Scientific Title The effect of expressive disclosure writing on self-stigma, depression, anxiety, and stress among substance dependent clients
Date of disclosure of the study information 2017/02/15
Last modified on 2017/02/03 11:31:48

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Basic information

Public title

The effect of expressive disclosure writing on self-stigma, depression, anxiety, and stress among substance dependent clients

Acronym

Expressive writing for drug use stigma and psychological distress

Scientific Title

The effect of expressive disclosure writing on self-stigma, depression, anxiety, and stress among substance dependent clients

Scientific Title:Acronym

Expressive writing for drug use stigma and psychological distress

Region

Africa


Condition

Condition

Substance related disorders

Classification by specialty

Psychiatry Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This study aimed to examine the effect of expressive disclosure writing (EDW)
intervention on self-stigma and depression/anxiety symptoms among
drug dependent inpatients in a governmental hospital, in Alexandria, Egypt

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Phase I


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Self-stigma: Self-Stigma in Alcohol Dependence Scale

Key secondary outcomes

Levels of psychological distress: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 items


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

No need to know


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

The control was treatment as usual (TAU)

Interventions/Control_2

The experimental group: 2, 60-minutes CBT psycho-education group sessions plus a 5 sessions, 15 minutes expressive writing intervention

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

60 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

18 years or older, detoxified and could read and write

Key exclusion criteria

Having psychotic disorders and suicidal ideation

Target sample size

100


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Amira M. Ali Ali

Organization

Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

Division name

Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing

Zip code


Address

Department of Mental Health, School of Health Science and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

TEL

+81-3-5841-3392

Email

mercy.ofheaven2000@gmail.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Amira M. Ali Ali

Organization

Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

Division name

Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing

Zip code


Address

Department of Mental Health, School of Health Science and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The

TEL

+81-3-5841-3392

Homepage URL


Email

mercy.ofheaven2000@gmail.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

No funding from any body but the principal investigator works for the Departm
ent of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria U
niversity

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Amira Ali working at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization

Egyptian


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Not applicable

Name of secondary funder(s)

Not applicable


IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

The Substance use treatment inpatient unit, Al Maamoura Hospital for Psychiatric Medicin, Alexandria, Egypt


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2017 Year 02 Month 15 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results

Expressive writing was not effective alleviating stigma or depression and anxie
ty symptoms

Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2011 Year 07 Month 13 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2014 Year 01 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2015 Year 05 Month 25 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2015 Year 05 Month 26 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2015 Year 05 Month 26 Day

Date analysis concluded

2016 Year 12 Month 31 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2017 Year 02 Month 03 Day

Last modified on

2017 Year 02 Month 03 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000029872