The Self Match Study: A Study of Informed Choice in the Treatment of Addiction

NCT ID: NCT03278821

Last Updated: 2021-10-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-05-01

Study Completion Date

2021-01-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether patient self-matching (as compared with treatment as usual by expert matching) improves quality of life, retention, and outcome for patients being treated for alcohol problems.

There are at least two good reasons for offering patients a choice when the goal is a change in their behavior. The first is that patients are likely to know what treatment works best for them. Secondly, being allowed to choose between options may increase compliance in treatment. As a randomized controlled trial, this study will compare the efficacy of patient self-matching versus treatment-as-usual expert matching.

The Self-Match Study is expected to increase knowledge on the importance of involving the alcohol dependent patient in choosing what treatment method is best for him/her instead of having experts to do that. The investigators expect to discover patient involvement as a way to improve compliance in treatment, hence preventing that patients drop out of treatment to early. If this hypothesis proves to be right, clinicians will have a viable strategy for matching treatment methods to patients, since the strategy does not demand further resources in the treatment system.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alcohol Dependence

Keywords

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Informed choice Alcohol use disorder Addiction treatment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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Self Match

The patient must choose between the five possible treatment options.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self Match

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Video presentation of treatment option are shown to the patient whereafter the patient must choose between the five possible treatment options.

Expert Match

The Patient is referred to treatment by standard procedure which is Expert Match based on patient data.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Expert Match

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Referral as usual to one of five possible treatment options. The referral is based on baseline data from the patient and by the means of an algorithm, used in daily clinical praxis.

Interventions

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Self Match

Video presentation of treatment option are shown to the patient whereafter the patient must choose between the five possible treatment options.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Expert Match

Referral as usual to one of five possible treatment options. The referral is based on baseline data from the patient and by the means of an algorithm, used in daily clinical praxis.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Fulfilling DSM-IV criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence.
2. Native Danish speaking.
3. Having no severe psychosis or cognitive impairment.
4. Accepting to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kjeld Andersen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kjeld Andersen

Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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RESCueH alcohol Studies, Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research, Psyciatric Research Unit, Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark

Odense, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Hell ME, Miller WR, Nielsen B, Nielsen AS. Is treatment outcome improved if patients match themselves to treatment options? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2018 Apr 6;19(1):219. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2592-9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29625579 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Other Identifiers

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RESCueH, The Self Match Study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id