Helping Problem Drinkers on the Internet

NCT ID: NCT01114919

Last Updated: 2010-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

246 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Brief Summary

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The main aim of this study is to compare the impact of a minimal and a full Internet-based self-help intervention for problem drinkers in the general population.

Detailed Description

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Many problem drinkers never access any treatment services. Because of the individual as well as societal costs of heavy alcohol consumption, it is essential to find ways to intervene and provide assistance to problem drinkers. The Internet takes treatment to problem drinkers rather than requiring them to come to treatment, resulting in increased options for help for alcohol abusers. There is a preponderance of internet websites which are designed for self change in areas that include alcohol use. To date, however, there has been minimal scientific evaluation regarding the efficacy and safety of such programs.

Our own previous research found that we could reduce alcohol consumption by about three drinks per week at a six-month follow-up using a minimal, personalized feedback Internet-based intervention. Building on this, the current project will attempt to increase the impact of Internet-based interventions as well as produce sustained reductions in drinking by adding an extended online self-help service to this already promising minimal intervention. More specifically, this randomized, double blinded study will compare and evaluate the efficacy of two different degrees of treatment intervention for problem drinkers: a minimal one ("Check your Drinking") and a full one ("Alcohol Help Centre").

Conditions

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Alcohol Dependence

Keywords

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Problem drinking Alcohol dependence Alcohol abuse Internet based intervention Treatment Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Interventions

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Check Your Drinking (CYD)

Internet based program of lower intensity as compared to the "Alcohol Help Centre. It was designed to assesses drinking patterns, increase self-awareness of individual triggers, and set and achieve goals regarding abstinence.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Alcohol Help Centre (AHC)

Internet based program of higher intensity as compared to the "Check Your Drinking" intervention. It was designed to assesses drinking patterns, increase self-awareness of individual triggers, and set and achieve goals regarding abstinence.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Resident of Ontario
* 19 years of age or over
* Have consumed alcohol in the one month prior to the telephone survey.
* Have consumed alcohol in the one month prior to the telephone survey.
* A score of 8 or over on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
* Indicate an interest in receiving self-help materials
* Have home access to the Internet
* Are willing to participate in follow-up at six and twelve month intervals

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Health Canada

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Principal Investigators

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John Cunningham, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Locations

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Cunningham JA. Comparison of two internet-based interventions for problem drinkers: randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2012 Aug 1;14(4):e107. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2090.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22954459 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.camh.net/research

Information about research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre.

Other Identifiers

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282/2009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id