Status:
COMPLETED
Step Away: Comparing a Chatbot-delivered Alcohol Intervention With a Smartphone App
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alaska Anchorage
Conditions:
Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol Use Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A wide gap exists between the number of people needing alcohol treatment and those actually receiving it. This study builds on a previous one that indicated that smartphone-based intervention can help...
Detailed Description
A wide gap exists between the number of individuals needing alcohol treatment and those actually receiving it. Technologically-delivered interventions may dramatically increase the number of individua...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- being 18 years of age or older
- being a problem drinker, i.e., having a score of 8 or higher for men and 6 or higher for women on the United States Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (USAUDIT)
- drinking 5 or more (for men ages 18-65), or 4 or more (for women and men over age 65), standard drinks on at least one occasion during the last 90 day
- owning either an iPhone or Android smartphone with an accompanying cellular and data plan
- U.S. residency
- able to read and text in English
Exclusion
- being more than 30 days abstinent at baseline
- being in alcohol or drug abuse treatment currently
- being pregnant or nursing
- having a moderate to severe level of alcohol use disorder, i.e., having a score of 20 or higher on the USAUDIT
- unwilling or unable to complete follow-up assessment
- non-U.S. residency
- unable to read or text in English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 2 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 6 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
191 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04447794
Start Date
June 2 2020
End Date
January 6 2021
Last Update
September 1 2023
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University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508