Trial reportJournal of substance abuse treatment2019
Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for alcohol dependence: Findings from a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review for the Medical Applications of Meditation in Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based programs for substance use disorders: a systematic review of manualized treatments.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2020Pooled it
- Comparing the Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Versus Relapse Prevention for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Control Trial.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2023Trial
- Analysis of the Predictors and Consequential Factors of Emotional Exhaustion Among Social Workers: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of a Yoga Intervention on Helplessness and Blood Pressure Among Adult Males with Chronic Alcohol Addiction.Addiction & health · 2025Article
- Associations of thalamocortical networks with reduced mindfulness in alcohol use disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Mindfulness as a Protective Factor Against Increased Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Hospital Workers Following the First COVID-19-Related Lockdown: a Study in Southern France.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022Article
- Immune treatments for alcohol use disorder: A translational framework.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2021Review
- Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention in Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- High Trait Attention Promotes Resilience and Reduces Binge Drinking Among College Students With a Family History of Alcohol Use Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- The Role of Affect in Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorders.Current addiction reports · 2020Article
- Mindfulness practice predicts interleukin-6 responses to a mindfulness-based alcohol relapse prevention intervention.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Article
- The (In)flexible self: Psychopathology, mindfulness, and neuroscience.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the effects of mindfulness-based relapse prevention for alcohol dependence (MBRP-A) intervention on drinking and related consequences.
methods123 alcohol-dependent adults in early recovery, recruited from outpatient treatment programs, were randomly assigned to MBRP-A (intervention plus usual-care; N = 64) or Control (usual-care-alone; N = 59) group. MBRP-A consisted of eight-weekly sessions and home practice. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 8 weeks and 26 weeks (18 weeks post-intervention), and compared between groups using repeated measures analysis.
resultsOutcome analysis included 112 participants (57 MBRP-A; 55 Control) who provided follow-up data. Participants were 41.0 ± 12.2 years old, 56.2% male, and 91% white. Prior to "quit date," they reported drinking on 59.4 ± 34.8% (averaging 6.1 ± 5.0 drinks/day) and heavy drinking (HD) on 50.4 ± 35.5% of days. Their drinking reduced after the "quit date" (before enrollment) to 0.4 ± 1.7% (HD: 0.1 ± 0.7%) of days. At 26 weeks, the MBRP-A and control groups reported any drinking on 11.5 ± 22.5% and 5.9 ± 11.6% of days and HD on 4.5 ± 9.3% and 3.2 ± 8.7% of days, respectively, without between-group differences (ps ≥ 0.05) in drinking or related consequences during the follow-up period. Three MBRP-A participants reported "relapse," defined as three-consecutive HD days, during the study. Subgroup analysis indicated that greater adherence to session attendance and weekly home practice minutes were associated with improved outcomes.
conclusionsMBRP-A as an adjunct to usual-care did not show to improve outcomes in alcohol-dependent adults in early recovery compared to usual-care-alone; a return to drinking and relapse to HD were rare in both groups. However, greater adherence to MBRP-A intervention may improve long-term drinking-related outcomes.
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