Effectiveness of a WeChat-based Alcohol Consumption Intervention Mini-program ("Sober Time ACT") Among Hazardous and Problematic Drinkers in China

Shanghai Mental Health Center1 site in 1 country198 target enrollmentMarch 9, 2023

ConditionsAlcohol Use Disorder Alcohol Abuse

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder
Sponsor: Shanghai Mental Health Center
Enrollment: 198
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Average number of risky drinking days per month
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore whether "Sober Time ACT", a digital intervention tool for alcohol use developed based on wechat mini program, is effective in improving risky alcohol use among Chinese local drinkers.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 9, 2023

End Date

December 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Sequential

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Shanghai Mental Health Center

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Above the age of 18
•The total score in line with the AUDIT scale ≧8
•Provide at least one backup contact information
•Non-illiterate, able to use smart phones without barriers
•Wechat version support small program function (6.5.3 and above)
•Understand the nature of this study and sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•Other interventions and treatments to reduce alcohol use were given during the trial
•Severe primary or secondary cognitive dysfunction, unable to complete the screening scale and baseline questionnaire

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Average number of risky drinking days per month

Time Frame: one month

standard drinks

Secondary Outcomes

Depression, PHQ-9(one month)
Anxiety, GAD-7(one month)
Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Use Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) score(three months)
willingness and confidence to abstain(one month)
stages of motivation for abstinence change(one month)
craving level(two weeks)
Sleep status, ISI(one month)
Average weekly alcohol consumption(one month)
Stress perception, PSS-10(one month)