NCT05916027

Identification and Treatment of Alcohol Problems in Primary Care

iTAPP Study - Identification and Treatment of Alcohol Problems in Primary Care

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The Identification and Treatment of Alcohol Problems in Primary Care (iTAPP) Study is a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled intervention trial evaluating the effectiveness of the 15-Method as an identification and treatment tool for alcohol-related problems in Danish general practice. The 15-Method combines evidence-based approaches from specialized addiction treatment with screening and readily available treatment options in general practice to help identify and treat alcohol problems in a primary care setting. The method has shown promising results as a treatment tool in Sweden. A feasibility study of the 15-Method in Denmark suggested that the method can be implemented in Danish general practice. The trial is led by the Unit for Clinical Alcohol Research at The University of Southern Denmark in collaboration with The Research Unit of General Practice Odense at The University of Southern Denmark.

Conditions

• Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism
• General Practice
• Screening and Brief Intervention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	The 15-Method	The 15-Method is a Screening and Brief Intervention method for identifying and treating alcohol problems in primary care. The method combines evidence-based approaches from specialized addiction treatment with screening and readily available treatment options in general practice to help identify and treat alcohol problems. The 15-method is based on Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and utilizes the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) as a screening tool. The 15-Method contains three flexible steps: Identification of clinical problem related to alcohol; feedback and clinical work-up as needed; treatment. Treatment includes structured consultations (maximum of four) with patient home-work assignments, and can be combined with pharmacological treatment for alcohol problems.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2023-06-23
• Last updated: 2025-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark