Feasibility Evaluation of a Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use
- Conditions
- Alcohol Consumption
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use
- Registration Number
- NCT05037630
- Lead Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Access to internet
- ≥8 points for men and ≥6 points for women on Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
- Insufficient knowledge of the Swedish language
- Difficulties reading or writing related to a digital intervention.
- Other ongoing psychological treatment with a content similar to that in the current study (problematic alcohol use).
- High suicide risk based on telephone assessment.
- Other urgent need for more intensive psychiatric care, or addiction care services, based on telephone assessment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use during 8 weeks with clinical telephone interviews pre ant post intervention.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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)
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)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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)
Credibility/Expectancy questionnaire Immediately after the intervention Credibility/Expectancy questionnaire, score range 0-50, higher is better
Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale Immediately after the intervention Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ), score range 0-96, higher is better
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 Immediately after the intervention Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), score range 0-27, lower is better
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 Immediately after the intervention Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7), score range 0-21, lower is better
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 Immediately after the intervention Using SCID-5
System Usability Scale Immediately after the intervention System Usability Scale (SUS), score range 0-100, higher is better.
Penn Alcohol Craving Scale Immediately after the intervention Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS), score range 0-30, lower is better
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Immediately after the intervention Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), score range 0-40, lower is better
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Centrum för Psykiatriforskning
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden