Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART) Recovery Study

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Psychoeducational Email; Behavioral: Support Group

• Registration Number: NCT05756114
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

This study identifies whether and how online support groups may work to confer therapeutic benefits onto its participants.

Detailed Description

Online support groups (e.g., SMART Recovery) are an increasingly common non-professional intervention for people who engage in problematic alcohol use, but it is unclear how they help participants reduce their use.

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether alcohol use decreases more after attending online SMART Recovery psychoeducational support group meetings, as compared to receiving psychoeducational content alone.

The secondary objectives are to identify whether variables such as quality of life and recovery capital (i.e., resources to support recovery from addiction) relate to treatment outcomes.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-22
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-06
• Study Start: 2023-04
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-12
• Primary Completion: 2025-04
• Study Completion: 2025-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Is fluent in English and have a 6th grade reading level or higher
• AUDIT score of ≥8
• Has some desire to cut down or quit their alcohol use
• Has access to a phone or computer with reliable internet connection, a functional microphone and camera
• Is willing to consent to being audio and video recorded during the meetings

Exclusion Criteria

• Is not able to commit to the 6 weeks of intervention and the one- and three-month follow-up.
• Has vulnerable population status (e.g., pregnant people, prisoners)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Psychoeducation Condition	Psychoeducational Email	Participants receive a weekly email with a Qualtrics survey link containing psychoeducational content.
Support Group Condition	Support Group	Participants will attend six weekly online SMART Recovery meetings in groups of five to eight.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in past-month alcohol use: drinking days	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months	Timeline Follow-back (TLFB) will be used via survey to characterize changes in alcohol and other drug use for study participants. Percent Drinking Days will be derived from self-report on TLFB.
Change in past-month alcohol drug use: heavy drinking days	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months	Timeline Follow-back (TLFB) will be used via survey to characterize changes in alcohol and other drug use for study participants. Percent Heavy Drinking Days will be derived from self-report on TLFB.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Quality of Life	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months	Quality of life will be assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF via survey; a 26-item self-report measure of quality of life in four domains. Scores range from 1-5. Each domain score is averaged. Higher scores indicate higher quality of life. .
Change in recovery capital	Baseline, 1 month and 3 months	Recovery capital will be assessed using the Assessment of Recovery Capital via survey; A 50-item self-report measure of recovery capital with ten domains; each item is rated in binary, score ranges from 0-50; higher scores indicate higher recovery capital.