NCT06381609

Peer Support in Alcohol Dependence

Contribution of Addiction Peer Support on Adherence to Care and Clinical Outcomes in Alcohol Dependence: a Prospective Controlled Trial With Medico-economic Component

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 626 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects between 4% and 6% of French adults, and requires appropriate medical treatment. However, 20-40% of patients with AUD are lost to follow-up at an early stage. Consequently, it is important for addiction departments to implement and evaluate innovative tools and interventions, including the involvement of peer support, to help patients remain in care, and to assess whether peer support has a positive impact on their clinical outcome. Addiction peer support specialists (APSSs) are individuals who have personally experienced addiction, and who have decided to use their experience to assist other people going through a similar situation, after completing a specific official graduation. Compared to other caregivers, APSSs may induce in patients a sense of identification which could improve the patient motivation to engage and remain in care. This is the main hypothesis and the main scientific objective of the PEERSIAD study, which will aim to confirm that accompanying patients with AUD using APSSs after alcohol detoxification, reduces the rate of lost-to-follow-up and improves the overall clinical outcome.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Quality life questionnaire AQoLS	Quality life questionnaire AQoLS will be completed by patients of both arms at inclusion, three and six months after inclusion
BEHAVIORAL	Quality life questionnaire Euroqol EQ-5D-5L	Quality life questionnaire Euroqol EQ-5D-5L will be completed by patients of both arms at inclusion, three and six months after inclusion
OTHER	Peer support consultations	For patients included in the Peer support group, eight mandatory consultations with a peer support specialist will be performed between the inclusion visit and during the three following months. Patients can request additional consultations with the peer support specialist during the 6 first months of follow-up

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2028-04-01
• Completion: 2028-04-01
• First posted: 2024-04-24
• Last updated: 2024-06-11

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: France