Alcohol Consumption
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of a new monitored self-guided digital intervention based on an alcohol diary and techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and relapse prevention. The participants will be adults with problematic alcohol use. An uncontrolled trial will explore participant's usability and treatment credibility ratings, behavioural engagement and preliminary effects on alcohol use.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSelf-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use
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Sponsors
Region Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. ≥ 18 years of age 2. Access to internet 3. ≥8 points for men and ≥6 points for women on Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Exclusion criteria
1. Insufficient knowledge of the Swedish language 2. Difficulties reading or writing related to a digital intervention. 3. Other ongoing psychological treatment with a content similar to that in the current study (problematic alcohol use). 4. High suicide risk based on telephone assessment. 5. Other urgent need for more intensive psychiatric care, or addiction care services, based on telephone assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy drinking days (based on Time Line Follow Back) | 3 months after intervention | Changes in number of heavy drinking days (defined as ≥ 5 (men) or ≥ 4 (women) standardized drinks on a single day, using the Time Line Follow Back) |
| Standardized drinks per week (based on Time Line Follow Back) | 3 months after intervention | Changes in standardized drinks per week (using Time Line Follow Back) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy drinking days (based on Time Line Follow Back) | Immediately after the intervention | Changes in number of heavy drinking days (defined as ≥ 5 (men) or ≥ 4 (women) standardized drinks on a single day, using the Time Line Follow Back) |
| Diagnostic criteria Alcohol Use Disorder | 3 months after intervention | Using SCID-5 |
| System Usability Scale | Immediately after the intervention | System Usability Scale (SUS), score range 0-100, higher is better. |
| Credibility/Expectancy questionnaire | Immediately after the intervention | Credibility/Expectancy questionnaire, score range 0-50, higher is better |
| Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale | 3 months after intervention | Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ), score range 0-96, higher is better |
| Penn Alcohol Craving Scale | 3 months after intervention | Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS), score range 0-30, lower is better |
| Patient Health Questionnaire 9 | 3 months after intervention | Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), score range 0-27, lower is better |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 | 3 months after intervention | Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7), score range 0-21, lower is better |
| Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test | 3 months after intervention | Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), score range 0-40, lower is better |
| Standardized drinks per week (based on Time Line Follow Back) | Immediately after the intervention | Changes in standardized drinks per week (using Time Line Follow Back) |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral engagement | Immediately after the intervention | Number of alcohol diary entries |
| Telephone interview on perceptions of intervention | Immediately after the intervention | Quotes |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed