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Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART) Recovery Study

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Yale University

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatments

Behavioral: Support Group
Other: Psychoeducational Email

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05756114
2000034747

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study identifies whether and how online support groups may work to confer therapeutic benefits onto its participants.

Full description

Online support groups (e.g., SMART Recovery) are an increasingly common non-professional intervention for people who engage in problematic alcohol use, but it is unclear how they help participants reduce their use.

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether alcohol use decreases more after attending online SMART Recovery psychoeducational support group meetings, as compared to receiving psychoeducational content alone.

The secondary objectives are to identify whether variables such as quality of life and recovery capital (i.e., resources to support recovery from addiction) relate to treatment outcomes.

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Is fluent in English and have a 6th grade reading level or higher
  • AUDIT score of ≥8
  • Has some desire to cut down or quit their alcohol use
  • Has access to a phone or computer with reliable internet connection, a functional microphone and camera
  • Is willing to consent to being audio and video recorded during the meetings

Exclusion criteria

  • Is not able to commit to the 6 weeks of intervention and the one- and three-month follow-up.
  • Has vulnerable population status (e.g., pregnant people, prisoners)

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Psychoeducation Condition
Active Comparator group
Description:
Participants receive a weekly email with a Qualtrics survey link containing psychoeducational content.
Treatment:
Other: Psychoeducational Email
Support Group Condition
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will attend six weekly online SMART Recovery meetings in groups of five to eight.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Support Group

Trial contacts and locations

0

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