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Study NCT ID:
NCT00367575
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2010-08-16
First Post:
2006-08-21
Brief Title:
An Internet-based Intervention for Problem Drinking
Sponsor:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Organization:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Study Overview
Official Title:
An Internet-based Intervention for Problem Drinking
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2010-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The main aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an Internet-delivered self-help intervention for problem drinkers in the general population
Adult problem drinkers with home access to the Internet will be recruited from the CAMH Monitor Subjects will be randomly assigned to receive a website address where they can obtain personalized feedback about their drinking or to a no intervention control group
Three-month and six-month follow-up surveys will be conducted by mail to assess drinking over the following three month periods Collaterals will be requested and interviewed after the six-month follow-up Subjects will be paid 4000 and collaterals will be paid 2000 for their participation Drinking at three- and six-months will be compared between the groups Subjects in the control group will be provided with the website address following the six-month follow-up
Adult problem drinkers with home access to the Internet will be recruited from the CAMH Monitor Subjects will be randomly assigned to receive a website address where they can obtain personalized feedback about their drinking or to a no intervention control group
Three-month and six-month follow-up surveys will be conducted by mail to assess drinking over the following three month periods Collaterals will be requested and interviewed after the six-month follow-up Subjects will be paid 4000 and collaterals will be paid 2000 for their participation Drinking at three- and six-months will be compared between the groups Subjects in the control group will be provided with the website address following the six-month follow-up
Detailed Description:
Self-change interventions have great potential to aid the many problem drinkers who do not seek formal treatment Because self-change interventions circumvent some of the barriers associated with traditional treatment services they may help reduce the harm associated with alcohol abuse among untreated individuals whose number far exceeds that of the minority who ever access formal alcohol treatment programs Self-changeself-help materials have the added advantage of being relatively inexpensive increasing their potential for wide distribution and attendant public health impact The Internet is one promising route for distributing such materials to a large segment of the population Three-quarters of Canadians and Americans use the Internet including a large number who seek health-related information on line Drinking self-change websites abound on the Internet but because none has been scientifically evaluated it is unknown whether such sites do more good than harm
By being the first large scale controlled evaluation this project intends to advance the science of Internet-mediated intervention as well as provide valuable public health information on the effectiveness of Internet-delivered self-change materials Specifically the major objective of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled evaluation of the impact of an Internet-based self-help intervention for problem drinkers in the general population
Participants will be recruited through the ongoing general population survey - the CAMH Monitor N 170 after attrition and will be randomly assigned to be sent a World Wide Web page Internet address and password for the personalized alcohol feedback program or to a no intervention control group Three and six-month drinking outcomes will be compared between experimental conditions using structural equation modeling
The primary hypothesis is that respondents in the Internet personalized alcohol feedback condition will display significantly improved drinking outcomes at three and six-month follow-ups as compared to respondents in the no intervention control condition Secondary hypotheses will address the mediating or moderating role of perceived drinking norms perceived risk and the problem drinkers social reasons for drinking
By being the first large scale controlled evaluation this project intends to advance the science of Internet-mediated intervention as well as provide valuable public health information on the effectiveness of Internet-delivered self-change materials Specifically the major objective of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled evaluation of the impact of an Internet-based self-help intervention for problem drinkers in the general population
Participants will be recruited through the ongoing general population survey - the CAMH Monitor N 170 after attrition and will be randomly assigned to be sent a World Wide Web page Internet address and password for the personalized alcohol feedback program or to a no intervention control group Three and six-month drinking outcomes will be compared between experimental conditions using structural equation modeling
The primary hypothesis is that respondents in the Internet personalized alcohol feedback condition will display significantly improved drinking outcomes at three and six-month follow-ups as compared to respondents in the no intervention control condition Secondary hypotheses will address the mediating or moderating role of perceived drinking norms perceived risk and the problem drinkers social reasons for drinking
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None