Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Problematic Chemsex

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-01

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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Investigation of the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for the psychological treatment of problematic chemsex. As a pilot study, the intervention will be tested in a small group.

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Detailed Description

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After being informed about the study, all patients giving written informed consent will be assessed to determine eligibility for study entry.

Patients who meet eligibility requirements will receive psychological intervention consisting in an 8-session individual on line-delivered ACT-based treatment.

The participants will be assessed through self-report instruments before and after treatment and at 3 months follow-up.

The pilot study will not include a control group.

Conditions

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Hypersexuality Compulsive Sexual Behavior Sexualized Drug Use (Chemsex)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ACT group

8 individual weekly sessions including ACT methods

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy methods were focused on promoting Values clarification, Acceptance, Cognitive defusion, Committed action and Flexible attention to the present moment, and included methods such as the Garden Metaphor, Funeral exercise or Mindfulness training.

Interventions

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy methods were focused on promoting Values clarification, Acceptance, Cognitive defusion, Committed action and Flexible attention to the present moment, and included methods such as the Garden Metaphor, Funeral exercise or Mindfulness training.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* older than 18 years-old
* Spanish speaking
* having used psychoactive substances to facilitate, maintain and/or improve sexual relations in the last year
* significant score on the HBI Inventory (of 53 or more)
* clinically significant discomfort related to sexual practices
* degree of interference in his/her life of sexual practices greater than or equal to 5 out of 10
* desire to improve/reduce excessive sexual behaviour

Exclusion Criteria

* receiving psychological or psychopharmacological treatment
* intellectual disability
* substance dependence (use not associated with sex)
* personality disorder or other serious or chronic mental disorder diagnosed

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No