Alcohol dependence
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will receive automatically generated personalized SMS over mobile phones with the following regimen: in month 1-2 twice a week, in month 3 once a week, and in months 4 to 12 every second we
Sponsors
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) (DFG) (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Alcohol dependence [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV)] 2. Inpatient alcohol detoxification treatment 3. Male or female adult patients aged >18 years, legally competent 4. Able to read and send SMS messages 5. Written informed consent of the patient
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Expected noncompliance to the planned assessments 2. Acute withdrawal from illegal drugs within the last 6 months (amphetamines, cannabinoids, morphine, cocaine etc.); nicotine and benzodiazepines are no reason for exclusion 3. Participation in a drug substitution (e.g. methadone) program 4. Severe mental problems, particularly active psychoses and dementia 5. Life expectancy < 12 months due to severe comorbidities 6. Concomitant participation in other clinical trials before inclusion
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cumulative drinking days 2. Standard consumption units 3. Number of heavy drinking episodes 4. Time to first heavy drinking episode 5. Utilisation of treatment services 6. Self-rated health quality 7. Craving 8. Social characteristics such as partnership and housing | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Level of alcohol consumption? with three ordered categories abstinence 60g/day for males and > 40 g/day for females, in months 10 to 12 after randomization | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed