Evaluation of an internet-based treatment for comorbidity of alcohol disorders and depressive mood.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: depression; alcohol misuse; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000061033
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

1) reported weekly alcohol consumption of more than 14 units/week over the last month
2) score more than 8 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
3) score at least 14 on the Depression scale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (e.g., 'moderate' depression)
4) sufficient english to complete treatments and assessments without translation
5) able and willing to access internet/email/text messages

Exclusion Criteria

1) use of injectable drugs in the previous month
2) daily use of an illicit substance
3) history of psychosis lasting more than 2 days
4) diagnosis of bipolar disorder
5) acutely suicidal
6) highly dependent on alcohol

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
alcohol use - measured by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) + patient report on past month of alcohol use[3, 6, 9 and 12 months following randomisation];depressed mood - measured by Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) and Hamiliton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)[3, 6, 9 and 12 months following randomisation]