Effect of an Internet-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy-informed Skills Training for Adult Drinkers

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Alcohol Drinking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Monthly health education; Behavioral: Internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training

• Registration Number: NCT05995470
• Lead Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

1. To determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an internet-based DBT-ST for reducing alcohol consumption and improving psychological distress/emotional regulation in adult drinkers

2. To explore the participants' experiences and perceptions of the proposed intervention

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-08
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-16
• Study Start: 2024-01-21
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-07
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-01
• Study Completion: 2024-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 86

Inclusion Criteria

• Hong Kong Chinese aged ≥18
• Score ≥8 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
• Indicate psychological distress as measured by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21
• Have an intention to stop drinking
• Have an electronic device and are willing to receive interventions via the internet

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Exclusion Criteria

• Experiencing psychotic disorders/cognitive impairment/communication problems
• Participating in other alcohol abstinence/related psychosocial interventions

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TAU group	Monthly health education	Participants in the wait list control group will receive a monthly health education for three months that provides general health information and sharing sessions, which is one of the routine care for drinkers during the first 3-4 months after they seek help for drinking problem (waiting period for further intervention).
DBT-ST group	Internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training	Participants in the intervention group will receive the DBT-ST by means of a free video-communication app. Over the next 13 weeks from the baseline, the intervention group will receive a weekly 120-minute internet-based DBT-ST focusing on the four modules of DBT-ST.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol consumption	Baseline, Post-intervention (upon completion of the 13-week DBT-ST), 3-month post-intervention	The Chinese version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise (AUDIT-C)
Level of psychological distress	Baseline, Post-intervention (upon completion of the 13-week DBT-ST), 3-month post-intervention	Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported alcohol abstinence	Baseline, Post-intervention (upon completion of the 13-week DBT-ST), 3-month post-intervention	Self-reporting of quitting
Distress tolerance	Baseline, Post-intervention (upon completion of the 13-week DBT-ST), 3-month post-intervention	Perceived ability to tolerate emotional distress
Coping response	Baseline, Post-intervention (upon completion of the 13-week DBT-ST), 3-month post-intervention	Self-report measure of coping strategies
Emotion dysregulation	Baseline, Post-intervention (upon completion of the 13-week DBT-ST), 3-month post-intervention	Levels of emotion dysregulation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Authority; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong