Focusing on strengths, not weaknesses: a new approach to addiction recovery
NCT ID NCT07737808
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a structured psychoeducation program based on the solution-focused approach can improve self-efficacy, psychological well-being, and addiction outcomes in adults with substance use disorder. Participants who have completed detoxification are randomly assigned to receive either the program plus routine care or routine care alone. The program consists of seven group sessions that emphasize personal strengths, goal setting, and future-oriented problem-solving rather than dwelling on past substance use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a structured psychoeducation program based on the solution-focused approach
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could become a practical, low-cost addition to standard addiction treatment, helping people build confidence and coping skills to maintain recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The program is added on top of routine care, making it hard to isolate its specific effect.
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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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65 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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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18 years 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: * Being 18 years of age or older with a diagnosis of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder and having completed detoxification at the Adult Detoxification Center, having completed an average of three days of hospitalization. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who want to withdraw from the study, * Those whose clinical condition deteriorates, those who have onset of psychotic symptoms, * Those who have verbal communication disorders,
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Bakirkoy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, bakırköy, 340000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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