Cooperation Partners
Clinics, Research Institutions & Funders
Cooperating Institutions
Institute for General Practice
Medical Faculty, MLU Halle-Wittenberg
Lead institution, study management & conception
The Institute for General Practice (IAM) at the Medical Faculty of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg is the lead institution of the PSRT research project: this is where PSRT was developed. The institute represents general practice in research and teaching and accompanies medical students from their first semester through to the state examination and specialist board certification. Its research priorities include type 2 diabetes mellitus, eHealth in primary care, and addiction medicine; for primary-care health services research it runs the RAPHAEL research practice network. The institute is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frese.
Visit websiteInstitut für Gesundheit und Bildung gGmbH
Großrückerswalde
Study Centre 1, Recruitment & Data Collection
The Institut für Gesundheit und Bildung gGmbH (IGB) runs the “Alte Flugschule” specialist clinic in Großrückerswalde in the Erzgebirge, an inpatient rehabilitation facility for people with substance use disorders. It admits people from the age of 16, expressly including pregnant women and clients with children. The concept combines around 24 weeks of drug therapy with academic and vocational qualification and is spread across two clinic buildings: Haus Rittergut cares for adolescents and young adults, with an attached school; Haus Flugschule cares for adults, here with occupational therapy and an agricultural “ark” farm. Psychotherapy, sociotherapy, medical care, and sports and leisure activities interlock, with particular emphasis placed on the responsible use of psychotropic medication. The rural setting in the Erzgebirge provides a protected, structured framework for this.
Visit websiteFachklinik Rusteberg
Marth (Eichsfeld, Thuringia)
Study Centre 2, Recruitment & Data Collection
The Fachklinik Rusteberg is an inpatient facility for medical addiction rehabilitation in rural Marth in the Eichsfeld region (north-west Thuringia). It is run by SiT – Suchthilfe in Thüringen gGmbH and looks back on more than 25 years of treatment experience. It treats patients aged 18 and over with dependence on drugs, alcohol or medication, as well as pathological gambling. A particular focus lies on so-called dual diagnoses — the simultaneous treatment of a substance use disorder and a co-occurring psychiatric condition such as drug-induced psychosis, personality disorder, depression or ADHD. The concept comprises individual and group therapy, relapse prevention and vocational integration training, complemented by full medical and psychiatric co-treatment. The clinic has 60 therapy places; the regular treatment duration is around 22 weeks.
Visit websiteInstitute for Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics
University Medicine Halle
Independent Data Management & Statistical Analysis
The Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics (IMEBI) is a scientific institution of University Medicine Halle (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg), headed by Prof. Dr. Rafael Mikolajczyk. Its core disciplines are medical epidemiology and biostatistics as well as social medicine and medical informatics. The institute plans and supports clinical and epidemiological studies and researches their methodological foundations; among other things, it operates a study office and the study centre of the nationwide NAKO Health Study. For research projects it provides methodological support from study planning through sample-size calculation and randomisation to biometric analysis and data management.
Visit websiteDeutsche Rentenversicherung Mitteldeutschland
Deutsche Rentenversicherung Mitteldeutschland is the regional statutory pension insurance carrier for Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. It is headquartered in Leipzig, with further main offices in Dresden, Erfurt and Halle (Saale). Measured by budget volume, it is the largest regional carrier. Beyond old-age provision, it is responsible for medical and vocational rehabilitation, including withdrawal treatment for substance use disorders. To advance rehabilitation further, it also funds research projects, including the PSRT project.
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