Helping Problem Drinkers on the Internet

NCT01114919 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 282/2009
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 246
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main aim of this study is to compare the impact of a minimal and a full Internet-based self-help intervention for problem drinkers in the general population.

Conditions

Alcohol Dependence

Keywords

Problem drinking; Alcohol dependence; Alcohol abuse; Internet based intervention; Treatment; Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Frequency of consumption

  6 months and 12 months

• Usual number of drinks per occasion

  6 months and 12 months

• Frequency of consuming 5 or more drinks on one occasion

  6 months and 12 months

• Typical weekly consumption

  6 months and 12 months

• Highest number of drinks on one occasion

  6 months and 12 months

Interventions

Check Your Drinking (CYD) BEHAVIORAL

Internet based program of lower intensity as compared to the "Alcohol Help Centre. It was designed to assesses drinking patterns, increase self-awareness of individual triggers, and set and achieve goals regarding abstinence.

Alcohol Help Centre (AHC) BEHAVIORAL

Internet based program of higher intensity as compared to the "Check Your Drinking" intervention. It was designed to assesses drinking patterns, increase self-awareness of individual triggers, and set and achieve goals regarding abstinence.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Resident of Ontario
• years of age or over
• Have consumed alcohol in the one month prior to the telephone survey.
• Have consumed alcohol in the one month prior to the telephone survey.
• A score of 8 or over on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
• Indicate an interest in receiving self-help materials
• Have home access to the Internet
• Are willing to participate in follow-up at six and twelve month intervals

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: lead
• Health Canada: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Cunningham JA. Comparison of two internet-based interventions for problem drinkers: randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2012 Aug 1;14(4):e107. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2090.

  PMID: 22954459 DERIVED

Related Links

• Information about research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholism

Interventions

Ethanol

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohols; Organic Chemicals

Study Officials

• John Cunningham, PhD

  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 30, 2010
• First Posted: May 3, 2010
• Study Start: May 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2010
• Last Updated: December 2, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-12

Locations

CA (1)