Digital Therapy: Evaluation of the Fully Automated Alcohol Intervention "Balance".
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hazardous Drinking
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
- Enrollment
- 244
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- number of standard alcohol units consumed during the previous seven days
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether an online multi session alcohol intervention improves treatment effect compared to single session screening with feedback only.
All participants in the trial received a single session screening procedure including individualized normative feedback (usual care). Additionally, half of the participants received a simple online booklet about the effects of alcohol. The other half received an online multi session follow up program.
Detailed Description
Aims: Test whether a multi session alcohol intervention improves treatment effect (i.e., reduced consumption of alcohol) compared to single session screening with feedback. Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT). Subjects in both conditions receives a single session screening procedure including individualized normative feedback. The control group receives an online booklet about the effects of alcohol. The treatment group receives the multi session follow up program "Balance" . Setting: Online study in Norway. Participants: At-risk drinkers is recruited through internet advertisements and randomly assigned to one of two conditions.
Investigators
Håvar Brendryen
Research fellow. PhD.
University of Oslo
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •hazardous or harmful drinking (i.e., a FAST-score of 3 or more)
Exclusion Criteria
- •underage (\<18)
- •not provided a valid e-mail address
- •not provided a valid (Norwegian) mobile phone number
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
number of standard alcohol units consumed during the previous seven days
Time Frame: measures six months after baseline (enrollment)
Subjects are asked to indicate (through online questionnaires) how many standard alcohol units they consumed on each of the previous seven days, on a scale from zero to ten. Then a sum-score for weekly consumption is calculated, ranging from zero to 70.
Secondary Outcomes
- Negative consequences of alcohol consumption(Assessed at six months post baseline)
- Sick leave during last week(Assessed at six months post baseline)
- Number of days with alcohol consumption(Six months post baseline)
- Number of alcohol binges(Six months post baseline)
- Change in alcohol consumption(Six months post baseline)