Evaluating Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorder

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcoholism
• Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Enhancement Therapy; Other: FC Assessment; Other: IB Assessment; Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT02409888
• Lead Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate how behavioral treatments for alcohol use disorders affect behavior change.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-04-06
• Study First Posted: 2015-04-07
• Study Start: 2015-11
• Primary Completion: 2021-06
• Study Completion: 2021-07-31
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

Study inclusion criteria are such that study participants must:

1. meet a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV) alcohol abuse or dependence diagnosis based on the Diagnostic Interview Schedule - IV (DIS-IV);
2. consume a weekly average of at least 24 standard drinks during the baseline period to include at least 5 episodes of heavy drinking;
3. agree not to seek additional alcohol or other substance abuse treatment during the study period;
4. be at least 18 years of age; and
5. be sufficiently proficient in their English speaking ability to interact effectively with the research interviewer.

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals assessed as having a drug diagnosis that is more severe than their alcohol diagnosis (e.g., cocaine dependence and alcohol abuse, IV drug use),
• a serious psychiatric diagnosis (e.g., uncontrolled schizophrenia or major depression) as well as those meeting criteria for organic brain impairment, as measured by the mini-mental status examination section of the DIS-IV will be precluded from study participation.

In addition,

• individuals reporting current enrollment in a substance abuse treatment program,
• mandated to substance abuse treatment by a court order, or
• severely socially unstable (e.g., homeless) also will be precluded from study participation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Motivational Enhancement Therapy	Study participants receive either motivational enhancement therapy (MET) or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Assessment	IB Assessment	IB Assessment study participants receive semi-annual assessments specific to their alcohol and other drug use and FC Assessment study participants receive quarterly assessments specific to diverse areas of functioning (e.g., alcohol and other drug use, social, occupational, legal, psychological/psychiatric, marital).
Assessment	FC Assessment	IB Assessment study participants receive semi-annual assessments specific to their alcohol and other drug use and FC Assessment study participants receive quarterly assessments specific to diverse areas of functioning (e.g., alcohol and other drug use, social, occupational, legal, psychological/psychiatric, marital).
Intervention	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	Study participants receive either motivational enhancement therapy (MET) or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol Use	One year post-treatment	Alcohol use will be measured as percent days abstinent, mean drinks per drinking day, and percent heavy drinking days for study months 3 - 15 (one year post-treatment).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rutgers University School of Public Health; 🇺🇸 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States