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Efficacy of an internet-based alcohol reduction self-help for young adults with co-occurring depression and alcohol misuse

Efficacy of an internet-based alcohol reduction self-help for young adults with co-occurring depression and alcohol misuse - Blended Alcohol Depression E-health

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON49219
Enrollment
156
Registered
2018-12-07
Start date
2019-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-24

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

Conditions

problematisch alcoholgebruik depression depressive disorder

Interventions

The online selfhelp consists of six online alcohol reduction 'add-on' modules and will be based on existing (guided) selfhelp for alcohol use reduction from Arkin/Jellinek. The alcohol modules will

Sponsors

Arkin (Amsterdam)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Depressive disorder as a diagnosis Age 18-35 AUDIT score of *8 for men and *5 for women Moderately proficient in Dutch Willing to provide contact details including (mobile)phone Healthcare insurance coverage Computer/tablet at home and willingness to use this for research purposes Informed consent regarding the study provided by the patient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute psychosis Alcohol dependence (DSM-4) or severe alcohol use disorder (DSM-5) as primary diagnosis Dementia Waitlisted for in-patient mental health care Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary research outcome is a treatment response variable: alcohol and depression related measures that are combined into a composite score which indicates if the intervention has been succesfull or not. The treatment response is successful when all three criteria below are met: 1) men drink less than 21 glasses and women less than 14 glasses of alcohol per week in the week prior to measurement; 2) 0 days of 4 or more glasses of alcohol for women or 5 or more glasses of alcohol for men in the last seven days; 3) a CES-D (depression) score of

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are three secondairy outcome measures in this study: 1) Alcohol use 2) Depression symptoms 3) Quality of live Furthermore, an economic evaluation will be performed alongside the RCT, to test for cost-effectiveness of the intervention compared to care as usual.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)