NCT02384304

Guided and Unguided Internet Treatment for Problematic Alcohol Use

Guided and Unguided Internet Treatment for Problematic Alcohol Use: A Randomized Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a 10-week internet-based program based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in the treatment of alcohol problems, and if having therapist guidance leads to greater effects.

Detailed description

Objectives: An 10 week Internet-based self-help program based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was tested among Internet help seekers.The design was a three-armed randomized controlled design, and outcomes were measured in terms of changes in problematic alcohol use, as well as depression, anxiety and quality of life. 80 participants were recruited entirely online from an open access website and randomized into three different groups. All participants had access to the same self-help program. However, one group was given a choice between two forms of therapist guidance (messages or weekly chat sessions), one group received therapist guidance in the form of secure messages, and one group received no therapist guidance.

Conditions

• Alcohol Abuse
• Alcohol Addiction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Choice	A self help program consisting of 8 modules and access to therapist guidance either through messages or through chat sessions
BEHAVIORAL	Messages	A self help program consisting of 8 modules and access to therapist guidance through messages
BEHAVIORAL	Self help	A self help program consisting of 8 modules

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-03-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2015-03-10
• Last updated: 2015-09-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden