Talk Therapy by Phone to Promote Treatment for Alcohol Problems

University of Rochester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatments: Other: Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment; Behavioral: CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03758274

RSRB00072850

R01AA026815-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

A small percentage of individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) obtain alcohol-related care despite research showing that treatment is effective. This randomized controlled trial tests the efficacy of a brief, phone based cognitive behavioral intervention to increase treatment engagement, improve alcohol related outcomes, and show that treatment engagement is a mechanism for the improved outcomes in individuals with AUD.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 18-plus;
• score ≥ 16 on AUDIT;
• within the past 30 days, exceeding the limits for low-risk drinking adopted by NIAAA: >3 standard drinks on any occasion or >7 drinks per week (women); >4 drinks on any occasion or >14 drinks per week (men).

Exclusion criteria

• unable to communicate with the researcher in English;
• unable to comprehend the nature of the study;
• history of alcohol-related care;
• alcohol withdrawal necessitating medical evaluation;
• residency outside of The Greater Rochester Area.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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400 participants in 2 patient groups

CBT Phone Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Treatment Seeking, CBT-TS, a manualized behavioral intervention, administered by telephone in a single session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment

Being Read A Pamphlet on Alcohol Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Guided review of a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) pamphlet on AUD treatment, administered by telephone in a single session.

Treatment:

Other: Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment