LDART for Alcohol Use Disorder

Yale University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Hazardous Alcohol Use; Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Resource list; Behavioral: LDART

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT07221383

K12DA000167 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

2000040798

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a digital intervention called Let's Do Addiction Recovery Together! (LDART) in adults with alcohol use disorder, relative to a control group.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Currently reside in Connecticut, USA
• Have a smartphone that can send and receive text messages and have internet access that can be access over the course of a month
• Had ≥5 heavy drinking days (defined as ≥4 or ≥5 drinks in one sitting for women and men, respectively) in the past 28 days
• AUDIT score of ≥15, indicating moderate/severe AUD
• Alcohol Symptom Checklist ≥4, indicating moderate/severe AUD
• Have some self-reported desire to cut down or quit drinking

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to provide informed consent, as assessed by the consent quiz
• Unable to speak, read, or write in English
• Vulnerable population status
• Unlikely to be able to complete study procedures in the next 2-3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

LDART

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be given access to LDART for 28 days.

Treatment:

Behavioral: LDART

Behavioral: Resource list

Resource list

Other group

Description:

Participants will be emailed a 3-page resource list.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Resource list