Guided and Unguided Internet Treatment for Problematic Alcohol Use

NCT ID: NCT02384304

Last Updated: 2015-09-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-12-31

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether a 10-week internet-based program based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in the treatment of alcohol problems, and if having therapist guidance leads to greater effects.

Detailed Description

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Objectives: An 10 week Internet-based self-help program based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was tested among Internet help seekers.The design was a three-armed randomized controlled design, and outcomes were measured in terms of changes in problematic alcohol use, as well as depression, anxiety and quality of life. 80 participants were recruited entirely online from an open access website and randomized into three different groups. All participants had access to the same self-help program. However, one group was given a choice between two forms of therapist guidance (messages or weekly chat sessions), one group received therapist guidance in the form of secure messages, and one group received no therapist guidance.

Conditions

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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Addiction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Choice

A self help program consisting of 8 modules. Patients will have access to therapist support through either messages or chat sessions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Choice

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A self help program consisting of 8 modules and access to therapist guidance either through messages or through chat sessions

Messages

A self help program consisting of 8 modules. Patients will have access to therapist support through messages

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A self help program consisting of 8 modules and access to therapist guidance through messages

Self help

A relapse intervention program consisting of 8 modules. Patients will have no access to therapist support

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self help

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A self help program consisting of 8 modules

Interventions

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Choice

A self help program consisting of 8 modules and access to therapist guidance either through messages or through chat sessions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Messages

A self help program consisting of 8 modules and access to therapist guidance through messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self help

A self help program consisting of 8 modules

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ≥ 18 years
* access to the Internet
* problematic alcohol use defined as ≥ 8 p or more for men and ≥ 6 p or more for women in the Alcohol Use Identification Scale

Exclusion Criteria

• not adequately fluent in Swedish
Minimum Eligible Age

18 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, Center for Psychiatric Research

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Sundström, C., Berman, A. H., Sinadinovic, K., & Johansson, M. (2013). Internet-based relapse prevention with therapist support for help-seeking problematic alcohol users: a randomized pilot study. Addiction science & clinical practice, 8(1), 1-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Sundstrom C, Gajecki M, Johansson M, Blankers M, Sinadinovic K, Stenlund-Gens E, Berman AH. Guided and Unguided Internet-Based Treatment for Problematic Alcohol Use - A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. PLoS One. 2016 Jul 6;11(7):e0157817. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157817. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27383389 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2012/1761-31/5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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