Anonymous Treatment on the Internet for Alcohol Dependence: A Randomised, Controlled Trial

NCT ID: NCT02377726

Last Updated: 2023-11-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1170 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-01

Study Completion Date

2019-11-30

Brief Summary

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Internet based self help program with or without support of a counselor is tested among anonymous Internet help seekers at an open access website.

Detailed Description

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A 5 module Internet based self help program based on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy is tested among anonymous Internet help seekers.The design is a three armed randomized controlled study, and outcomes are measured in terms of changes in alcohol consumption, problematic alcohol use, alcohol dependence alcohol use disorder, anxiety, as well as depression and quality of life. 2400 participants are recruited entirely online from an open access website. Consenting participants will be randomized into one of three groups: 1.Internet based self help program with counselor support, 2.Internet based self help program without counselor support or 3. Information about the open access websites resources: information on alcohol and health, where you can find treatment and a online discussion forum. Follow-up will be conducted online after 3, 6, 12 and 24 months in all three groups.

Conditions

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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Dependence Harmful Alcohol Use Alcohol Use Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Internet self-help with support

eChange Alkoholhjälpen is an internet based self help program consisting of 5 modules. Patients will have access to Alkoholhjälpen counselor support through secure comments at every module they complete.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alkoholhjälpen counselor support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Users will have access to counselor support through secure comments at the end of every module they complete in the self help program.

eChange Alkoholhjälpen

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An internet based intervention program (iCBT) consisting of 5 modules. Fully automated self-help

Internet self-help

eChange Alkoholhjälpen is an internet based self help program consisting of 5 modules.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eChange Alkoholhjälpen

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An internet based intervention program (iCBT) consisting of 5 modules. Fully automated self-help

Information

Brief information on resources that can be accessed through the open access website Alkoholhjälpen: Information on alcohol and health, where and how to find treatment and an internet discussion forum.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Alkoholhjälpen

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A swedish, open access website that includes information on alcohol, on how to find treatment and an internet discussion forum

Interventions

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Alkoholhjälpen counselor support

Users will have access to counselor support through secure comments at the end of every module they complete in the self help program.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

eChange Alkoholhjälpen

An internet based intervention program (iCBT) consisting of 5 modules. Fully automated self-help

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Alkoholhjälpen

A swedish, open access website that includes information on alcohol, on how to find treatment and an internet discussion forum

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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alcoholhjalpen.se, alcohol-help-site

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

AUDIT-score \>16 points and/or at least 3 criteria of alcohol dependence (ICD-10)

Exclusion Criteria

Inadequate Swedish language skills No Internet access
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Public Health Agency of Sweden

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Region Stockholm

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

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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Sven Andreasson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Karolinska Institutet

Locations

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Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Sinadinovic K, Wennberg P, Johansson M, Berman AH. Targeting individuals with problematic alcohol use via Web-based cognitive-behavioral self-help modules, personalized screening feedback or assessment only: a randomized controlled trial. Eur Addict Res. 2014;20(6):305-18. doi: 10.1159/000362406. Epub 2014 Oct 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25300885 (View on PubMed)

Johansson M, Berman AH, Sinadinovic K, Lindner P, Hermansson U, Andreasson S. Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Harmful Alcohol Use and Alcohol Dependence as Self-help or With Therapist Guidance: Three-Armed Randomized Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Nov 24;23(11):e29666. doi: 10.2196/29666.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34821563 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://alkoholhjalpen.se

Open access website

https://www.katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N19-2760

Berman's profile at Uppsala University

Other Identifiers

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2014/1758-31-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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