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Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Problematic Internet Use: A Clinical Trial

Effect of brief intervention on patients with alcohol use with problematic internet use compared to treatment as usual- A randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/081635
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-03-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F109- Alcohol use, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Brief Intervention: Brief intervention over course of 3 brief counselling session of 5-30 mins each Control Intervention1: Treatment as usual: Pharmacological and Non pharmacological in

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Science Gorakhpur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients with alcohol use disorder of any severity as per DSM 5and problematic internet use defined as a score of more than 22 on PIUQ 9

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients with history of any other substance use in moderate to high ASSIST risk category except nicotine No alcohol use in past 12 months Any acute conditions hampering clinical interview Diagnosis of Psychosis currently or in past

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate effectiveness of motivational interviewing based brief intervention in reducing alcohol use and problematic internet use in patients with alcohol use compared to treatment as usualTimepoint: 4 times 1)on day of screening 2)after 14 days 3)after 60 days 4)after 90 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To observe prevalence of problematic internet use in alcohol use disorder To observe correlates of problematic internet use in patients with alcohol use disorder to observe agebased differences in alcohol use and problematic internet use in patients with alcohol use disorderTimepoint: 4 times

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Richa Tripathi

AIIMS Gorakhpur

drricha12@gmail.com09999457412

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026