Substance Use Prevention for Recently Displaced Adults - SUPRA (R33) RCT

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBoston Medical Center

About this trial

This study is a randomized controlled trial among 144 internally displaced people to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a single-session Acceptance of Commitment Therapy (ACT) group therapy on preventing or reducing substance use behaviors.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 18 or over

Have been displaced at least once due to Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) or full-scale invasion since 2014

Self-reported use of at least one substance other than alcohol and tobacco within the past 3 months

Ability to provide informed consent and speak Ukrainian or Russian

Disqualifiers

Self-reported diagnosis of a substance use disorder

Inability to provide informed consent

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Attention Control

Treatment groups

144 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Boston Medical Center

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Collaborator