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Opioid use disorder is a major public health problem. Although there are effective treatments for this disorder, many people still relapse and thus there is a need for new treatments to improve outcomes. People who have a strong emotional and physical response to stress are at a higher risk of relapse. The goal of this project is to test the effect of strategies to reduce response to stress in people diagnosed with opioid use disorder. Men and women diagnosed with opioid use disorder will be recruited for a one-session study. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three brief instructional conditions followed by a brief laboratory stress test. Investigators hypothesize that, compared to education about stress, brief strategies to help people cope with negative emotions will reduce responses to stress and increase tolerance of stress. If this hypothesis is supported, it will inform the development of new treatments to improve outcome in opioid use disorder.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Psychoeducational Control | Placebo Comparator |
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| Affect Regulation Condition | Experimental |
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| Affect Labelling Condition | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Psychoeducational Control | Behavioral | The Psychoeducational Control condition will consist of a brief script describing the body's response to stress and will not discuss cognition or the role of interpretation or affect labeling during stress. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Negative Affect | Negative affect will be measured using the Negative Affect Subscale of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. This is a 10-item self-report measure on which respondents rate how strongly they are experiencing negative emotion. The range of scores is 10-50, with higher scores representing higher negative affect. | Change measured over 2 time points during this 1-session study experiment (from start of a stress induction task to completion; approximately 10-15 minutes). |
| Distress Tolerance | Distress tolerance will be measured using the Computerized Mirror Tracing Persistence Task. This is a computer-based task in which participants trace a mirror on the screen using the cursor. Participants are asked to persist at the task for as long as possible. Time to discontinuation is used as a measure of distress tolerance (in seconds). Longer duration reflects better tolerance of distress. | Time-to-event outcome; during this 1-session study, this will measure time to outcome (discontinuation of task) from time of initiation of the stress induction task up to a maximum of 15 minutes later. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Cortisol Response | Cortisol levels will be measured using saliva samples. Salivary cortisol levels are measured on a continuous scale (micrograms/deciliter). | Change measured over 2 time points during this 1-session study (from start of stress induction task to 30 minutes after completion; approximately 40-45 minutes). |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| McLean Hospital | Belmont | Massachusetts | 02478 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39264682 | Derived | McHugh RK, McCarthy MD, Bichon JA, Nguyen MD, Kneeland EK, Ellis RA, Dillon DG, Fitzmaurice GM. Effects of behavioral interventions on stress reactivity in adults with substance use disorders. Psychol Addict Behav. 2024 Dec;38(8):819-826. doi: 10.1037/adb0001032. Epub 2024 Sep 12. | |
| 32833482 | Derived | McHugh RK, Nguyen MD, Fitzmaurice GM, Dillon DG. Behavioral strategies to reduce stress reactivity in opioid use disorder: Study design. Health Psychol. 2020 Sep;39(9):806-814. doi: 10.1037/hea0000862. |
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In accordance with NIH policies for data sharing, data resulting from this project will be made available to qualified individuals within the scientific community. By data, this means the recorded, factual material necessary to document and support the research findings. Data will first be checked in accordance with the Data Safety and Monitoring Plan to ensure accuracy and completeness. To comply with pertinent local and federal regulations regarding the confidentiality of research data, any shared data would be free of identifiers that would permit linkage to research participants, and free of content that would create unacceptably high risks of subject identification. Data will be available to other researchers upon request to the study PI through a data sharing agreement after the primary paper has been accepted for publication in compliance with the NIH policy for the timely release and sharing of data.
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | Psychoeducational Control | Psychoeducational Control: The Psychoeducational Control condition will consist of a brief script describing the body's response to stress and will not discuss cognition or the role of interpretation or affect labeling during stress. |
| FG001 | Affect Regulation Condition | Affect Regulation: In the Affect Regulation Condition, participants will be provided instructions for how to reappraise negative thoughts in the context of stress by developing statements consistent with more benign interpretations of stress (e.g., This won't last forever.). |
| FG002 | Affect Labelling Condition | Affect Labelling: In the Affect Labeling Condition, participants will be provided with instructions for how to verbalize their emotional response during the stressor. |
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| BG000 | Psychoeducational Control | Psychoeducational Control: The Psychoeducational Control condition will consist of a brief script describing the body's response to stress and will not discuss cognition or the role of interpretation or affect labeling during stress. |
| BG001 | Affect Regulation Condition |
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| Title | Description | Population Description | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Denominator Units Selected | Denominators | Classes |
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| Type | Title | Description | Population Description | Reporting Status | Anticipated Posting Date | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Time Frame | Units Analyzed | Denominator Units Selected | Arm/Group Information | Denominators | Classes | Analyses | ||||
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| Primary | Change in Negative Affect | Negative affect will be measured using the Negative Affect Subscale of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. This is a 10-item self-report measure on which respondents rate how strongly they are experiencing negative emotion. The range of scores is 10-50, with higher scores representing higher negative affect. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | scores on a scale | Change measured over 2 time points during this 1-session study experiment (from start of a stress induction task to completion; approximately 10-15 minutes). |
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Psychoeducational Control | Psychoeducational Control: The Psychoeducational Control condition will consist of a brief script describing the body's response to stress and will not discuss cognition or the role of interpretation or affect labeling during stress. |
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| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Dr. R. Kathryn McHugh | McLean Hospital | 617-855-2000 | kmchugh@mclean.harvard.edu |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Jul 26, 2023 | Mar 28, 2024 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
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| D009293 | Opioid-Related Disorders |
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| D000079524 | Narcotic-Related Disorders |
| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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The study PI and data analyst will be blind to study condition. The experimenter will and participant will be aware of the study condition because this is a behavioral intervention.
| Affect Regulation | Behavioral | In the Affect Regulation Condition, participants will be provided instructions for how to reappraise negative thoughts in the context of stress by developing statements consistent with more benign interpretations of stress (e.g., This won't last forever.). |
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| Affect Labelling | Behavioral | In the Affect Labeling Condition, participants will be provided with instructions for how to verbalize their emotional response during the stressor. |
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| Change in Skin Conductance Level |
Skin conductance level is a physiological outcome that will be measured using electrodes placed on participants fingers, connected to a Biopac MP150 system with an ECG amplifier. Change will be measures by subtracting the maximum value during the stress task from the value at the end of a baseline recording. |
| Change measured over 2 time points during this 1-session study (prior to and during the stress induction task; approximately 10-15 minutes). |
| Change in Opioid Craving | Self-report of opioid craving will be measured using the Opioid Craving Scale, a 3-item measure, with a range of 0-30, with higher scores representing strong opioid craving. | Change measured over 2 time points during this 1-session study (immediately prior to and at the completion of the stress induction task; approximately 10-15 minutes). |
Affect Regulation: In the Affect Regulation Condition, participants will be provided instructions for how to reappraise negative thoughts in the context of stress by developing statements consistent with more benign interpretations of stress (e.g., This won't last forever.). |
| BG002 | Affect Labelling Condition | Affect Labelling: In the Affect Labeling Condition, participants will be provided with instructions for how to verbalize their emotional response during the stressor. |
| BG003 | Total | Total of all reporting groups |
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Affect Regulation: In the Affect Regulation Condition, participants will be provided instructions for how to reappraise negative thoughts in the context of stress by developing statements consistent with more benign interpretations of stress (e.g., This won't last forever.). |
| OG002 | Affect Labelling Condition | Affect Labelling: In the Affect Labeling Condition, participants will be provided with instructions for how to verbalize their emotional response during the stressor. |
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| Primary | Distress Tolerance | Distress tolerance will be measured using the Computerized Mirror Tracing Persistence Task. This is a computer-based task in which participants trace a mirror on the screen using the cursor. Participants are asked to persist at the task for as long as possible. Time to discontinuation is used as a measure of distress tolerance (in seconds). Longer duration reflects better tolerance of distress. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | seconds | Time-to-event outcome; during this 1-session study, this will measure time to outcome (discontinuation of task) from time of initiation of the stress induction task up to a maximum of 15 minutes later. |
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| Secondary | Change in Cortisol Response | Cortisol levels will be measured using saliva samples. Salivary cortisol levels are measured on a continuous scale (micrograms/deciliter). | Values more than 3 standard deviations from the mean were excluded. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | micrograms/deciliter | Change measured over 2 time points during this 1-session study (from start of stress induction task to 30 minutes after completion; approximately 40-45 minutes). |
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| Secondary | Change in Skin Conductance Level | Skin conductance level is a physiological outcome that will be measured using electrodes placed on participants fingers, connected to a Biopac MP150 system with an ECG amplifier. Change will be measures by subtracting the maximum value during the stress task from the value at the end of a baseline recording. | Participants with data missing due to technical issues with data collection were excluded. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | microsiemens | Change measured over 2 time points during this 1-session study (prior to and during the stress induction task; approximately 10-15 minutes). |
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| Secondary | Change in Opioid Craving | Self-report of opioid craving will be measured using the Opioid Craving Scale, a 3-item measure, with a range of 0-30, with higher scores representing strong opioid craving. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | score on a scale | Change measured over 2 time points during this 1-session study (immediately prior to and at the completion of the stress induction task; approximately 10-15 minutes). |
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| EG001 | Affect Regulation Condition | Affect Regulation: In the Affect Regulation Condition, participants will be provided instructions for how to reappraise negative thoughts in the context of stress by developing statements consistent with more benign interpretations of stress (e.g., This won't last forever.). | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| EG002 | Affect Labelling Condition | Affect Labelling: In the Affect Labeling Condition, participants will be provided with instructions for how to verbalize their emotional response during the stressor. | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
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