Internet Based Cognitive Behavior Treatment for Alcohol Problems

Alcohol Use Disorders Clinical Trial

— ICBT-AP  

Official title:

Internet Based Cognitive Behavior Treatment for Alcohol Problems: A Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02384278
• Other study ID #: ID10
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2015
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: August 2019
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether internet based cognitive behavior therapy might be effective in the treatment of alcohol problems.

Description:

A 12 week Internet based self help program based on cognitive behavioral therapy and relapse prevention is tested among Internet help seekers as well as among patients seeking help in addiction care.The design is a one armed pilot study, and outcomes are measured in terms of changes in alcohol consumption, problematic alcohol use, self efficacy, craving, as well as depression and quality of life. 20 participants are recruited entirely online from an open access website and 20 participants are recruited through information given to them at an addiction clinic. All participants have access to the same self help program and have access to a licensed psychologist who guides the person all the way through the program.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 13
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: November 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• = 18 years

• access to the Internet

• problematic alcohol use defined as = 16 p or more for men and = 14 p or more for women in the Alcohol Use Identification Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• not adequately fluent in Swedish

• reading or writing impairment if this is so severe as to affect treatment

• ongoing psychological treatment with content similar to the treatment being studied

• suicide risk defined as = 4 p på MADRS-S Q 9 or through a telephone interview with clinician

• severe depression defined as MADRS-S = 30 p

• somatic or psychiatric conditions that are contraindicated for the treatment such as psychosis, bipolar disorder (depressive or manic phase), severe post traumatic stress disorder.

• has during the last 3 weeks begun using medication for alcohol problems or other psychiatric disorder

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Alcohol Use Disorders
• Alcoholism

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Internet-based CBT for alcohol problems
A 12-week internet-based program based on cognitive behavior treatment (CBT) and relapse prevention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Karolinska institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Psychiatric Research	Stockholm

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet	Göteborg University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time Line Follow Back (TLFB)	Change in total TLFB score (consumption during preceding week), as a summarized	Baseline, 14 and 26 weeks
Secondary	Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)	Change in total AUDIT score, as a summarized measure of alcohol use (including alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems)	Baseline, 14 and 26 weeks
Secondary	Drug Use Identification Test (DUDIT)	Change in total DUDIT score, as a summarized measure of drug use (including drug consumption and drug-related problems)	Baseline, 14 and 26 weeks
Secondary	Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale - self report (MADRS-S)	Change in total MADRS-S score, as a summarized measure of depression	Baseline, 14 and 26 weeks
Secondary	World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF)	Change in total WHOQOL-BREF score, as a summarized measure of quality of life	Baseline, 14 and 26 weeks
Secondary	Alcohol Abstinence Self Efficacy Scale (AASES)	Change in total AASES score, as a summarized measure of self efficacy	Baseline, 14 and 26 weeks
Secondary	Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS)		Baseline, 14 and 26 weeks
Secondary	Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RTCQ)	Score in RTCQ as a summarized measure of motivation used as predictor for other outcomes	Baseline, 14 and 26 weeks

External Links

•   Anne H Berman's research group profile