Self-help Internet-based Relapse Prevention for Problematic Alcohol Use: A Naturalistic Study Among Internet Help-seekers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- Enrollment
- 4,165
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Timeline Follow Back (TLFB)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to observe and evaluate the use of a relapse prevention program over time among internet help-seekers. Participants are recruited via a nationally known portal for assisting anonymous individuals with changing their problematic alcohol use in a healthier direction (alkoholhjalpen.se). The intervention offered lasts 10 weeks and includes 7 relapse prevention modules, with a three-week pause between the 6th and 7th modules. Baseline data are collected regarding substance use and psychosocial health and follow-up takes place 10 weeks after recruitment. The study is observational.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Ecologic Or Community
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 15 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •AUDIT >5 points for women
- •AUDIT >7 points for men
Exclusion Criteria
- •AUDIT <6 points for women
- •AUDIT <8 points for men
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Timeline Follow Back (TLFB)
Time Frame: 10 weeks
Quantity/frequency measure of alcohol consumption
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Time Frame: 10 weeks
3 consumption questions and 7 problem-related questions regarding alcohol consumption
Secondary Outcomes
- The World Health Quality of Life - shorter version (WHOQOL - BREF)(10 weeks)
- EQ-5D-5L(10 weeks)
- The Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)(10 weeks)
- The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)(10 weeks)
- The Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RTCQ)(10 weeks)
- The Readiness Ruler(10 weeks)
Investigators
Anne H Berman
Associate Professor
Karolinska Institutet