Ready-to-Change: A telephone-based intervention for alcohol misuse

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol misuse; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000828224
• Lead Sponsor: Eastern Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-16
• Study Completion: 2020-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 18 October 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 344

Inclusion Criteria

Hazardous/harmful alcohol use indicated by an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score of >6/7 for women/men
- Greater than or equal to 18 years of age
- English as a first language or fluent
- Educated to high school level
- Regular access to a telephone, a postal address (to receive the workbooks)
- Able to provide informed consent to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

- Currently attending or has intention to attend other treatment for alcohol problems
- Hearing impairment sufficient to prohibit a telephone interview
- Current or past history of psychosis
- Actively suicidal
- Acquired brain injury
- Pregnancy
- Severe alcohol dependence requiring urgent medically assisted treatment (history of severe withdrawal symptoms, plus Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire [SADQ-C] score greater than or equal to 31 = severe alcohol dependence)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in alcohol problem severity (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, AUDIT)[3 months post baseline]