N/A
Completed N=81
Journaling and Addiction Recovery: Piloting "Positive Recovery Journaling"
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04458181 ↗Enrolled (actual)
81
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Satisfaction With Life at Baseline — 17.8; 17.2 units on a scale
Summary
The main objective of this study is to pilot test the Positive Peer Journaling (PPJ) [later renamed "Positive Recovery Journaling" (PRJ)] intervention and its feasibility and acceptability. A second objective is to compare individuals assigned to PPJ to individuals in a treatment as usual control group.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Satisfaction With Life at Baseline |
17.8; 17.2 | — |
| PRIMARY Satisfaction With Life at 2 Weeks |
20.5; 18.6 | — |
| PRIMARY Satisfaction With Life at 4 Weeks |
19.4; 18.8 | — |
| PRIMARY Satisfaction With Life at 8 Weeks |
21; 21.2 | — |
| PRIMARY Happiness With Recovery at Baseline |
8.1; 8.4 | — |
| PRIMARY Happiness With Recovery at 2 Weeks |
8.3; 8.6 | — |
| PRIMARY Happiness With Recovery at 4 Weeks |
8.4; 8.4 | — |
| PRIMARY Happiness With Recovery at 8 Weeks |
8.2; 8.3 | — |
| PRIMARY Commitment to Sobriety at Baseline |
8.6; 9.2 | — |
| PRIMARY Commitment to Sobriety at 2 Weeks |
8.8; 9.1 | — |
| PRIMARY Commitment to Sobriety at 4 Weeks |
8.8; 8.9 | — |
| PRIMARY Commitment to Sobriety at 8 Weeks |
8.5; 8.6 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- meet DSM-V criteria for past-year Substance Use Disorder as primary or secondary diagnosis,
- English literacy sufficient to make short written lists needed to complete PPJ and homework assessments,
- minimum 2 weeks sustained abstinence,
- completed first 2 weeks of treatment at Nuway (approximately 2 weeks), an intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment program and the recruitment site,
- agree to be audio recorded or transcription recorded in group meetings and in individual meetings with research staff,
- currently are clients in the Nuway outpatient program,
- participants must be English speaking and literacy must be strong enough to write short lists and to understand the questions asked in the questionnaires,
- participants must have an electronic device that connects to the internet and internet connection for online delivery of intervention during COVID-19.
Exclusion Criteria
- presence of a psychotic disorder, psychiatric condition (e.g., suicidal ideation), or cognitive impairment (e.g., severe dementia, traumatic brain injury) limiting ability to give consent and/or participate in the study;
- severe psychiatric illness (current schizophrenia, major depression with suicidal ideation);
- personality disorders that would interfere with satisfactory participation in or completion of the study protocol,
- inability to give informed, voluntary consent to participate,
- lack of sufficient English literacy to participate, defined as inability to make a list of 5 things they did yesterday and inability to understand questionnaire items,
- any impairment, activity, or situation that in the judgement of the research staff would prevent satisfactory participation in or completion of the study protocol.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04458181). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.