Intensive Referral to Al-Anon: Benefits to Concerned Others and Their Drinkers

NCT04018560 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TIM0026
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 402
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is examining the effectiveness of Al-Anon Intensive Referral (AIR) with Concerned Others (COs) of individuals in treatment for alcohol use disorders ("drinkers"). AIR's goal is to facilitate Al-Anon participation and positive outcomes among COs.

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mental Health

  Items are rated on a 5-point scale (0=never, 4=very often). Mental Health is the mean of 10 items (e.g., How often have you experienced feeling hopeful); negative symptoms (e.g., anxious) are reverse scored.

  The outcome measure will be assessed up to 1 year follow-up.

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Al-Anon Intensive Referral (AIR)

Usual care

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Al-Anon Intensive Referral (AIR) BEHAVIORAL

AIR is intended to facilitate Al-Anon participation.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• the drinker is an adult (≥19 years old) entering a treatment episode for the primary substance of alcohol;
• the drinker signs a release for researchers to contact a CO (also an adult) he or she identifies as a family member or close friend who has had contact with the drinker on at least 12 (40%) of the past 30 days; and
• the drinker and CO can communicate in English. -

You may not qualify if:

• the drinker is \<19 years old, not entering a treatment episode for alcohol use disorder;
• the drinker does not sign a release for researchers to contact a CO;
• the drinker and CO cannot communicate in English. -

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research: lead

Study Sites (1)

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Timko C, Cucciare MA, Lor MC, Stein M, Vest N. Patient-Concerned Other Dyads' 12-Step Involvement and Patients' Substance Use: A Latent Class Growth Model Analysis. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2023 Sep;84(5):762-771. doi: 10.15288/jsad.22-00378. Epub 2023 May 18.

  PMID: 37219032 DERIVED

• Timko C, Grant KM, Han X, Young LB, Cucciare MA. Al-Anon Intensive Referral to facilitate concerned others' participation in Al-Anon Family Groups: a randomized controlled trial. Addiction. 2022 Mar;117(3):590-599. doi: 10.1111/add.15670. Epub 2021 Oct 3.

  PMID: 34427006 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2019
• First Posted: July 12, 2019
• Study Start: March 7, 2017
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2019
• Study Completion: February 28, 2021
• Last Updated: May 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Locations

US (1)