Alcohol dependence Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will receive automatically generated personalized SMS via mobile phones twice a week for eight weeks. The SMS messages from the study centre are sent to receive information about relapses and
Sponsors
University Medicine Greifswald (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with alcohol dependence (ICD-10) 2. Inpatient alcohol detoxification treatment 3. Male or female adult patients aged >= 18 years, legally competent 4. Able to read and send SMS messages and answer questionnaires 5. Written informed consent of the patient
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of alcohol consumption: attainment of low-risk alcohol consumption rates (males: <= 30 g alcohol/typical drinking day; females: <= 20 g alcohol/typical drinking day) as measured with FORM-90 AQ/AT by telephone in the time interval between four and eight weeks after discharge from hospital. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of drinking days 2. Standard consumption units per consumption day 3. Number of heavy drinking episodes 4. Utilisation of treatment services | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed