Coping Skills for Alcohol Use

Alcohol Drinking Clinical Trial

Official title:

Development of an Interactive, Web-based Drinking to Cope Intervention and Tools to Assess Coping Skill Utilization

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05356533
• Other study ID #: STUDY00008998
• Secondary ID: 1R34AA028074
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 4, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: University of Washington
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A total of 120 young adults who drink to cope with negative affect will be randomized to a 4-week, web-based intervention with interactive modules on cognitive-behavioral skills (n=60) or an assessment only control (n=60). Participants will complete 4 weekly assessments and a 1- and 3-month follow-up.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eligibility criteria at recruitment include: 1)18-25 years old; 2) Currently live in the state of WA, 3) Have a valid email address and phone number, 4) Drank alcohol at least once in the past month, 5) report at least 1 alcohol-related problem in the past month, 6) report using alcohol to cope with distress via negative reinforcement (i.e., to provide relief or reduction of stress or depressed mood) in the past month

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Coping Skills

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Drinking to Cope CBT skills
Young adults who drink to cope with negative affect will receive 8 web-based modules with cognitive behavioral skills

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Washington	Seattle	Washington

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Washington	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Alcohol Use	Peak number of drinks	past month
Primary	Alcohol Use	Typical weekly drinking	past month
Primary	Alcohol Use	Heavy Episodic Drinking	past month
Primary	Alcohol Negative Consequences	Alcohol Negative Consequences	Past Month
Primary	Alcohol Coping	Alcohol Coping Motives	Past Month
Secondary	Depressive Symptoms	depressive symptoms	Past month