Effect of an Internet-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy-informed Skills Training for Adult Drinkers

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Drinking

Treatments: Behavioral: Monthly health education; Behavioral: Internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05995470

07210047

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. To determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an internet-based DBT-ST for reducing alcohol consumption and improving psychological distress/emotional regulation in adult drinkers
2. To explore the participants' experiences and perceptions of the proposed intervention

Enrollment: 86 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hong Kong Chinese aged ≥18
• Score ≥8 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
• Indicate psychological distress as measured by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21
• Have an intention to stop drinking
• Have an electronic device and are willing to receive interventions via the internet

Exclusion criteria

• Experiencing psychotic disorders/cognitive impairment/communication problems
• Participating in other alcohol abstinence/related psychosocial interventions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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86 participants in 2 patient groups

DBT-ST group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the intervention group will receive the DBT-ST by means of a free video-communication app. Over the next 13 weeks from the baseline, the intervention group will receive a weekly 120-minute internet-based DBT-ST focusing on the four modules of DBT-ST.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training

TAU group

Other group

Description:

Participants in the wait list control group will receive a monthly health education for three months that provides general health information and sharing sessions, which is one of the routine care for drinkers during the first 3-4 months after they seek help for drinking problem (waiting period for further intervention).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Monthly health education