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Alcohol free beer as a strategy to reduce alcohol consumption in beer drinkers with mild or moderate alcohol use disorder – a survey on frequency and success

Alcohol free beer as a strategy to reduce alcohol consumption in beer drinkers with mild or moderate alcohol use disorder – a survey on frequency and success

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00017842
Enrollment
100
Registered
2019-09-10
Start date
2019-08-08
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

F10.2

Interventions

Group 1: Members of the general population, whose preferred alcoholic beverage is beer, complete an online questionnaire to record the frequency and success of attempts to reduce alcohol consumption w

Sponsors

Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Additionally for general population sample: Favourite alcoholic beverage must be beer Consent after clarification is given by entering a 4-digit TAN at EVA-Sys. Additionally for patient sample: Diagnosis of alcohol dependence The most frequently consumed alcoholic drink is beer. "Written Informed Consent" In addition for provider sample: Active treatment of at least two people with alcohol problems within the last three months Consent after clarification is given by entering a 4-digit TAN at EVA-Sys.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For all samples: Withdrawal of the declaration of consent No sufficient knowledge of written and spoken German Additionally for patient sample: Schizophrenia or psychotic disorder dementia Serious somatic disease that would interfere with the survey Acute suicidal tendency Acute intoxication Acute withdrawal symptoms

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
As primary endpoints, we define the frequency of attempts to reduce alcohol consumption by non-alcoholic beer and the frequency of subjectively successful attempts. The frequencies are recorded by questionnaires.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Furthermore, the relationship between the frequency of the attempts and the success as well as the information on drinking habits, addiction-specific risk markers, attitudes towards addiction and alcoholism, and socio-economic variables will be investigated.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactUlrich Frischknecht

Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim

ulrich.frischknecht@zi-mannheim.de0621/17033926

Outcome results

None listed

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