Treatment of alcohol use disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Contingency management: Intervention is delivered in the community. Participants breathalyse themselves with a cellular breathalyser (which takes their photo as they provide the breath sample), and th
Sponsors
Medical Research Council
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 21 years or above 2. Currently consume 28 or more alcohol units per week 3. Want to cut down on drinking
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Drinking alcohol in a way that would increase the risk of experiencing withdrawal symptoms if were to suddenly stop drinking alcohol 2. Pregnancy or attempting to become pregnant 3. Any history of treatment for an alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) or received advice from a GP or other health professional to seek treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Percentage of abstinent days over the three-week intervention period (as verified by cellular breathalyser) 2. Evidence accumulation rates for alcohol and alcohol-free reinforcement (inferred from value-based decision-making task) at post-intervention 3. Response thresholds for alcohol and alcohol-free reinforcement (inferred from value-based decision-making task) at post-intervention 4. Percentage alcohol choice on the concurrent choice task at post-intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quantity and frequency of self-reported alcohol consumption at one-month follow-up 2. Evidence accumulation rates for alcohol and alcohol-free reinforcement at one-month follow-up 3. Response thresholds for alcohol and alcohol-free reinforcement at one-month follow-up 4. Percentage alcohol choice on the concurrent choice task at one-month follow-up | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactMatt Field
Outcome results
None listed