Feasibility Evaluation of a Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Consumption

Treatments: Behavioral: Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05037630

ALCOHOLDIARY1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of a new monitored self-guided digital intervention based on an alcohol diary and techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and relapse prevention. The participants will be adults with problematic alcohol use. An uncontrolled trial will explore participant's usability and treatment credibility ratings, behavioural engagement and preliminary effects on alcohol use.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. ≥ 18 years of age
2. Access to internet
3. ≥8 points for men and ≥6 points for women on Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

Exclusion criteria

1. Insufficient knowledge of the Swedish language
2. Difficulties reading or writing related to a digital intervention.
3. Other ongoing psychological treatment with a content similar to that in the current study (problematic alcohol use).
4. High suicide risk based on telephone assessment.
5. Other urgent need for more intensive psychiatric care, or addiction care services, based on telephone assessment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 1 patient group

Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use

Experimental group

Description:

Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use during 8 weeks with clinical telephone interviews pre ant post intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Self-guided Digital Tool for Problematic Alcohol Use