Randomized Controlled Trial of eScreen for Problematic Alcohol Use

NCT01544803 | Completed Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: 2008/308-31/5A
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 633
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objectives: This study compares the efficacy of eScreen and Alkoholhjalpen in a three-armed randomized controlled design, measuring outcomes in terms of changes in problematic alcohol use up to one year after study recruitment. The eScreen brief Internet intervention for problematic alcohol and drug use offers self-screening, in-depth self-reporting, personalized feedback and treatment recommendations as well as an electronic diary. Progress over time is shown in diagrams detailing consumption levels. A more extensive Internet intervention for problematic alcohol use, Alkoholhjalpen,provides CBT- and MI-based psycho-education with a solution-oriented focus, electronic diary and moderated chat-forum. Method: Participants with problematic alcohol use (AUDIT \>7 for men and \>5 for women) are randomized into one of three groups: T1, eScreen referral (n=211); T2, Alkoholhjalpen referral (n=211); Control group (n=211). Outcomes on alcohol use as well as health-related symptoms are assessed after 3, 6 and 12 months. The first hypothesis is that all three groups will reduce their alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems at follow-ups compared to the baseline level. The second hypothesis is that there will be no differences between participants in the eScreen and the Alkoholhjalpen group in reduction of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems at follow-ups. The third hypothesis is that participants in the eScreen and the Alkoholhjalpen group will show a greater reduction in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems compared to the control group (no intervention) at follow-ups. For a greater understanding of the study results possible other interventions received by the study participants for their problematic alcohol use during these 12 months of study participation will be investigated.

Conditions

Problematic AOD Use

Keywords

Randomized Controlled Trial; Alcohol; Internet; Screening; Brief intervention; Personalized feedback

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the total AUDIT-C score

  The primary outcome measure for this trial was the change in the total AUDIT score for the first three AUDIT questions, as a measure of alcohol consumption only, referred to as the AUDIT-C.

  3, 6 and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• AUDIT

  3, 6 and 12 months

Study Arms (3)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Web based self-monitoring

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: eScreen

Web based self-help

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Alkoholhjalpen

Interventions

eScreen BEHAVIORAL

The eScreen brief Internet intervention for problematic alcohol and drug use offers self-screening, in-depth self-reporting, personalized feedback and treatment recommendations as well as an electronic diary. Progress over time is shown in diagrams detailing consumption levels.

Also known as: www.escreen.se

Web based self-monitoring

Alkoholhjalpen BEHAVIORAL

An extensive Internet intervention for problematic alcohol use, Alkoholhjalpen,provides CBT- and MI-based psycho-education with a solution-oriented focus, electronic diary and moderated chat-forum.

Also known as: www.alkoholhjalpen.se

Web based self-help

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Problematic alcohol use. AUDIT\>7 for men and AUDIT\>5 for women

You may not qualify if:

• Drug use DUDIT\>0
• Unproblematic alcohol use, AUDIT\<8 for men and AUDIT\<6 for women

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Karolinska Institutet: lead

Study Sites (1)

Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Stockholm, 17176, Sweden

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Sinadinovic K, Berman AH, Hasson D, Wennberg P. Internet-based assessment and self-monitoring of problematic alcohol and drug use. Addict Behav. 2010 May;35(5):464-70. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.12.021. Epub 2010 Jan 4.

  PMID: 20092953 BACKGROUND

• Sinadinovic K, Wennberg P, Berman AH. Population screening of risky alcohol and drug use via Internet and Interactive Voice Response (IVR): a feasibility and psychometric study in a random sample. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Mar 1;114(1):55-60. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.09.004. Epub 2010 Oct 27.

  PMID: 21030164 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• For research group profile search Berman
• Web based self-monitoring site
• Web based self-help site

Study Officials

• Anne H Berman, PhD

  Karolinska Institutet

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 27, 2011
• First Posted: March 6, 2012
• Study Start: September 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2010
• Study Completion: October 1, 2011
• Last Updated: March 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

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