Can talking therapy help people with addiction feel less hopeless?
NCT ID NCT07316335
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test a psychoeducation program based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for 44 adults diagnosed with substance use disorder. The program aims to reduce feelings of social exclusion and hopelessness, and improve participants' ability to cope with relapse. Researchers will measure changes using standard questionnaires before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cognitive behavioral model-based psychoeducation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, non-drug way to help people with substance use disorder feel less isolated and hopeless, and better cope with relapse.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study (44 people) with no control group comparison yet. The results may not apply to everyone with substance use disorder, and the intervention may not produce lasting change.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 44 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 weeks and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Being between the ages of 18 and 65, 2. Being diagnosed with substance use disorder according to DSM-V, 3. Absence of comorbid diagnosis (bipolar disorder, anorexia/bulimia nervosa, psychotic symptoms) Exclusion Criteria: 1. People experiencing acute exacerbations 2. People who continue to use alcohol or substances
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