At both study centres — the “Alte Flugschule” specialist clinic in Großrückerswalde and the Fachklinik Rusteberg in Marth — recruitment of participants has begun. With this, the PSRT study moves from the preparation phase into the delivery phase.
How participants are approached
The study approaches inpatient rehabilitation patients with a dependence disorder — in the first study, with cannabis as the primary diagnosis (ICD-10 F12.2). Participants are approached as part of the admission assessment that takes place anyway, so that there is no additional organisational effort for those interested. Anyone who wishes to take part receives detailed information and decides voluntarily; treatment at the clinic continues in full regardless.
The fact that the first study starts with a cannabis diagnosis does not limit the approach. The Personality-Oriented Self-Regulation Training is deliberately designed to work across substances: it targets not a single substance but the underlying processes of self-regulation. Here, cannabis serves as a clearly defined, readily studied starting group.
Why this step counts
Recruitment is where it is decided whether a carefully planned study design also holds up in everyday clinical practice. Admission numbers, participant motivation, and the integration of the training into the ongoing rehabilitation routine only become apparent now, in practice. The coming months therefore become the real test of the project.