“Who benefits from Two Way Prayer Meditation? Treatment effect moderators in a pilot randomized controlled trial of a spiritual intervention for people with substance use disorders” was published in the Substance Abuse Journal (SAj) today, February 7, 2022 from Audrey Hang Hai, PhD, Bill Wigmore, BA, Cynthia Franklin, PhD, Clayton Shorkey, PhD, Kirk von Sternberg, PhD, Allan Hugh Cole Jr., PhD, and Diana M. DiNitto, PhD.
This study aimed to identify moderators of two way prayer meditation (TWPM) treatment effects. Moderators tested included gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, religious/spiritual affiliation, and most often used substance. Methods: This study employed a randomized controlled trial design with pretest and posttest. In total, 134 adults in four residential recovery programs participated in the study and were randomly assigned to the TWPM group or the treatment as usual control group.
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