Coping Skills for Alcohol Use

University of Washington

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coping Skills; Alcohol Drinking

Treatments: Behavioral: Drinking to Cope CBT skills

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05356533

1R34AA028074 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

STUDY00008998

Details and patient eligibility

About

A total of 120 young adults who drink to cope with negative affect will be randomized to a 4-week, web-based intervention with interactive modules on cognitive-behavioral skills (n=60) or an assessment only control (n=60). Participants will complete 4 weekly assessments and a 1- and 3-month follow-up.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Eligibility criteria at recruitment include: 1)18-25 years old; 2) Currently live in the state of WA, 3) Have a valid email address and phone number, 4) Drank alcohol at least once in the past month, 5) report at least 1 alcohol-related problem in the past month, 6) report using alcohol to cope with distress via negative reinforcement (i.e., to provide relief or reduction of stress or depressed mood) in the past month

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

A total of 60 young adults will be randomized to the 4-week, web-based drinking to cope intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Drinking to Cope CBT skills

Assessment Control

No Intervention group

Description:

A total of 60 young adults will be randomized to the assessment only control condition.