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

Completed

Conditions: problematisch alcoholgebruik
depression
depressive disorder
10027946

Registration Number: NL-OMON49219

Lead Sponsor: Arkin (Amsterdam)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 156

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

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

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary research outcome is a treatment response variable: alcohol and<br /><br>depression related measures that are combined into a composite score which<br /><br>indicates if the intervention has been succesfull or not.<br /><br><br /><br>The treatment response is successful when all three criteria below are met:<br /><br>1) men drink less than 21 glasses and women less than 14 glasses of alcohol per<br /><br>week in the week prior to measurement;<br /><br>2) 0 days of 4 or more glasses of alcohol for women or 5 or more glasses of<br /><br>alcohol for men in the last seven days;<br /><br>3) a CES-D (depression) score of <16 or a reduction of 40% in comparison with<br /><br>the CES-D score measured at baseline. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

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