Effectiveness of Internet-Based Self-Help ACT With Behavioral Activation in Improving Alcohol Use Abstinence Among Ethnic Minority Young Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder

NCT ID: NCT06779006

Last Updated: 2025-01-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-04-28

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of internet-based self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with behavioral activation for ethnic minority young adults with alcohol use disorder. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is the internet-based self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with Behavioral activation (self-help iACT-BA) feasible and acceptable for ethnic minority young adults with AUD?
• Does the self-help iACT-BA promote greater abstinence from alcohol use compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in ethnic minority young adults diagnosed with AUD? Researchers will compare self-help iACT-BA to treatment as usual (TAU) to see if self-help iACT-BA works to treat alcohol use disorder in ethnic minority young adults.

Participants will:

• Received a self-help iACT-BA module every week for 6 weeks. or a placebo every day for 4 months
• Access the module every week, read the material, practice, and complete home assignments.

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention Arm

The intervention group will receive online-based integrated ACT with BA therapy. The protocol of this therapy is adapted from the ACT manual, self-help protocols for mental health problems, and behavioral activation treatment for substance use and depression.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with behavioral activation

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Internet-based self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with behavioral activation

Control Arm

The control group will be assigned to receive Treatment as Usual (TAU).

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with behavioral activation

Internet-based self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with behavioral activation

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Hong Kong ethnic minority young adults
• They have to read, write, and speak English
• Their age will range from 18 to 25
• They will be voluntary to participate
• Participants should have smartphones or other electronic devices to access the internet
• They must have AUD based on DSM-5 criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

• Currently having psychiatric problems, other mental health problems, being actively involved in suicidal attempts, or immediate care
• Having a plan to go out of Hong Kong during intervention implementation
• Having no access to the internet, smart telephone, or other electronic devices
• Have participated in another psychosocial or pharmacological intervention for AUD.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dr Eva Ho

Associate professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Countries

Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

ACT-BA_AUD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id