Effectiveness of a multi media self-help intervention for problem drinkers: 'The Telec Course Drinking less, do it yourself!' A randomized controlled trial.

Effectiveness of a multi media self-help intervention for problem drinkers: A randomized controlled trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28749

Enrollment

200

Registered

2007-05-15

Start date

2006-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

problem drinking, probleem drinken.

Interventions

The experimental Group received the multichannel Teleac course ‘Drinking less, do it yourself!’. It’s a cognitive behavioural self-help intervention to reduce alcohol consumption. The course consists

Lemmers et al, 2006), five television episodes of 25 minutes (Teleac/NOT, 2006) the self-help site MinderDrinken.nl (Riper e.a., 2002) and an informative site of Teleac: www.teleac.nl/minderdrinken.nl

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Informed consent; 2. Age of 18 years or older; 3. Access to the internet; 4. Availability of an e-mail address; 5. Access to a DVD or video player.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Professional help for alcohol problems; 2. Member of a self help group like Alcoholics Anonymous; 3. Presently using alcohol medication; 4. Involved in a study about alcohol; 5. No alcohol consumption at baseline.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Alcohol consumption a week measured in standard units (Weekly Recall). Measured after the intervention (T1) and 3 months later (T2) and at the same time for the waiting list control group.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Alcohol related problems; 2. Health care use; 3. Quality of life.	—

Contacts

Public ContactJeannet Kramer

Trimbos Institute - The Netherlands, Institute for Mental Health and Addiction. Centre for Prevention and Brief Intervention, P.O. Box 725

jkramer@trimbos.nl+31 (0)30 2959380

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)