Testing the Efficacy of an Online Alcohol Intervention in a Workplace Setting

NCT ID: NCT01931618

Last Updated: 2017-09-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

85 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-04-30

Study Completion Date

2012-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test - in a workplace setting - if an online multi-session alcohol intervention improves treatment effect over and above a single session screening with feedback.

Hypothesis: automated online multi-session follow-up improves the effect on alcohol consumption over and above a single session screening

Detailed Description

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Setting: Online study among Norwegian employees.

Participants: At-risk drinkers among employees in a select group of norwegian workplaces is recruited through an e-mail to their job e-mail account, and advertisements on the intranet of their organization.

Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT). Subjects in both conditions receives a single session screening procedure including individualized normative feedback. The control group receives an online booklet about the effects of alcohol. The treatment group receives the multi session follow up program "Balance".

Conditions

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Hazardous Drinking Harmful Drinking

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Usual care

Receives two interventions:

1. Online screening and feedback.
2. Online booklet.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Online screening and feedback

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An online single session screening procedure including individualized normative feedback.

Online booklet.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An online booklet that covers general information about alcohol, its effect on the brain and the body, potential risks and harms of drinking, and an account of the threshold values of sensible drinking

Extended follow-up

Receives two interventions:

1. Online screening and feedback.
2. Online multi session follow-up.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online screening and feedback

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An online single session screening procedure including individualized normative feedback.

Online multi session follow-up

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An online multi session follow-up program (i.e., "Balance"). The central concept of Balance is to support continued self-regulation throughout the behavior change process. There are four key aspects of the program, the first is focus on goal setting and tracking of alcohol consumption on a day-to-day basis. The second on relapse prevention - for example, when clients report drinking more than their target, they receive individualized content aimed at preventing a full blown relapse. The third is emotion regulation, where content and assignments from positive psychology and from cognitive behavioral therapy are used. Finally, intervention covers alcohol education (i.e. the same topics as in the booklet provided to the control group).

Interventions

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Online screening and feedback

An online single session screening procedure including individualized normative feedback.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online booklet.

An online booklet that covers general information about alcohol, its effect on the brain and the body, potential risks and harms of drinking, and an account of the threshold values of sensible drinking

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online multi session follow-up

An online multi session follow-up program (i.e., "Balance"). The central concept of Balance is to support continued self-regulation throughout the behavior change process. There are four key aspects of the program, the first is focus on goal setting and tracking of alcohol consumption on a day-to-day basis. The second on relapse prevention - for example, when clients report drinking more than their target, they receive individualized content aimed at preventing a full blown relapse. The third is emotion regulation, where content and assignments from positive psychology and from cognitive behavioral therapy are used. Finally, intervention covers alcohol education (i.e. the same topics as in the booklet provided to the control group).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* hazardous or harmful drinking (i.e., a FAST-score of 3 or more)

Exclusion Criteria

* underage (\<18)
* not provided a valid e-mail address
* not provided a valid (Norwegian) mobile phone number
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Research Council of Norway

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Oslo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Håvar Brendryen

Senior researcher

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Håvar Brendryen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research, University of Oslo

Locations

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The Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research, University of Oslo

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Brendryen H, Johansen A, Nesvag S, Kok G, Duckert F. Constructing a Theory- and Evidence-Based Treatment Rationale for Complex eHealth Interventions: Development of an Online Alcohol Intervention Using an Intervention Mapping Approach. JMIR Res Protoc. 2013 Jan 23;2(1):e6. doi: 10.2196/resprot.2371.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23612478 (View on PubMed)

Brendryen H, Johansen A, Duckert F, Nesvag S. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Internet-Based Alcohol Intervention in a Workplace Setting. Int J Behav Med. 2017 Oct;24(5):768-777. doi: 10.1007/s12529-017-9665-0.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28755326 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.researchprotocols.org/2013/1/e6/

The detailed treatment rationale and description of intervention used in the current trial

Other Identifiers

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142956

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SERAF-BALANCE-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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