Randomized Controlled Trial of eScreen for Problematic Alcohol Use

NCT ID: NCT01544803

Last Updated: 2025-03-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

633 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-09-30

Study Completion Date

2011-10-31

Brief Summary

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Objectives: This study compares the efficacy of eScreen and Alkoholhjalpen in a three-armed randomized controlled design, measuring outcomes in terms of changes in problematic alcohol use up to one year after study recruitment. The eScreen brief Internet intervention for problematic alcohol and drug use offers self-screening, in-depth self-reporting, personalized feedback and treatment recommendations as well as an electronic diary. Progress over time is shown in diagrams detailing consumption levels. A more extensive Internet intervention for problematic alcohol use, Alkoholhjalpen,provides CBT- and MI-based psycho-education with a solution-oriented focus, electronic diary and moderated chat-forum.

Method: Participants with problematic alcohol use (AUDIT \>7 for men and \>5 for women) are randomized into one of three groups: T1, eScreen referral (n=211); T2, Alkoholhjalpen referral (n=211); Control group (n=211). Outcomes on alcohol use as well as health-related symptoms are assessed after 3, 6 and 12 months.

The first hypothesis is that all three groups will reduce their alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems at follow-ups compared to the baseline level. The second hypothesis is that there will be no differences between participants in the eScreen and the Alkoholhjalpen group in reduction of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems at follow-ups. The third hypothesis is that participants in the eScreen and the Alkoholhjalpen group will show a greater reduction in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems compared to the control group (no intervention) at follow-ups. For a greater understanding of the study results possible other interventions received by the study participants for their problematic alcohol use during these 12 months of study participation will be investigated.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Problematic AOD Use

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Web based self-monitoring

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eScreen

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The eScreen brief Internet intervention for problematic alcohol and drug use offers self-screening, in-depth self-reporting, personalized feedback and treatment recommendations as well as an electronic diary. Progress over time is shown in diagrams detailing consumption levels.

Web based self-help

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Alkoholhjalpen

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An extensive Internet intervention for problematic alcohol use, Alkoholhjalpen,provides CBT- and MI-based psycho-education with a solution-oriented focus, electronic diary and moderated chat-forum.

Interventions

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eScreen

The eScreen brief Internet intervention for problematic alcohol and drug use offers self-screening, in-depth self-reporting, personalized feedback and treatment recommendations as well as an electronic diary. Progress over time is shown in diagrams detailing consumption levels.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Alkoholhjalpen

An extensive Internet intervention for problematic alcohol use, Alkoholhjalpen,provides CBT- and MI-based psycho-education with a solution-oriented focus, electronic diary and moderated chat-forum.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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www.escreen.se www.alkoholhjalpen.se

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Problematic alcohol use. AUDIT\>7 for men and AUDIT\>5 for women

Exclusion Criteria

* Drug use DUDIT\>0
* Unproblematic alcohol use, AUDIT\<8 for men and AUDIT\<6 for women
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anne H Berman

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anne H Berman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Karolinska Institutet

Locations

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Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Sinadinovic K, Berman AH, Hasson D, Wennberg P. Internet-based assessment and self-monitoring of problematic alcohol and drug use. Addict Behav. 2010 May;35(5):464-70. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.12.021. Epub 2010 Jan 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20092953 (View on PubMed)

Sinadinovic K, Wennberg P, Berman AH. Population screening of risky alcohol and drug use via Internet and Interactive Voice Response (IVR): a feasibility and psychometric study in a random sample. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Mar 1;114(1):55-60. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.09.004. Epub 2010 Oct 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21030164 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://ki.se/

For research group profile search Berman

http://www.escreen.se

Web based self-monitoring site

http://www.alkoholhjalpen.se

Web based self-help site

Other Identifiers

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2008/308-31/5A

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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