Can a Four-Session group program spark motivation to overcome addiction?
NCT ID NCT07658963
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a new four-session group program, called the First Step Program, can be delivered in hospital settings and help people with substance use disorders. The program combines motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, and group support to boost motivation to change and reduce cravings. About 20 adults in inpatient care in Korea will participate, completing questionnaires and interviews before, during, and up to three months after the program. Because this is a small pilot study without a comparison group, its main goal is to see if the program is feasible and worth testing in a larger trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- First Step Program (behavioral intervention combining motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, and group therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If this program proves feasible and shows early benefits, it could lead to a larger trial testing whether a brief psychosocial intervention helps people with substance use disorders build motivation and reduce cravings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 20 participants and no comparison group, so any positive findings may not hold up in larger, more rigorous trials. The program is also short (four sessions) and 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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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19 to 65 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 19 to 65 years who can understand the study purpose and procedures and provide written informed consent * Currently hospitalized (inpatient) * Able to communicate and complete questionnaires in Korean * Physically able to participate in program activities * Has completed detoxification treatment * Meets indication thresholds: DAST-10 score \>= 2, URICA-DO precontemplation or contemplation stage, and \>= 2 DSM-5 criteria Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment that precludes communication * Physical conditions that preclude program participation (e.g., musculoskeletal disorder, severe cardiopulmonary disease) * Acute psychotic symptoms or risk of self-harm or harm to others * At risk of disrupting group activities such that focus group participation is not feasible * Individuals who are inmates or incarcerated at screening are not enrolled; participants who become incarcerated after enrollment are withdrawn
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Daegu Daedong Hospital
Daegu, South Korea
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Incheon Chamsarang Hospital
Incheon, South Korea
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