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Co-occurence of Mental Illness and Problematic Alcohol Use: an Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Intervention
Led by Linkoeping University · Updated on 2025-02-24
240
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
68 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT ) works to treat co-occurent of problematic alcohol use and mental illness including mild to moderate symptoms of either depression, anxiety, stress or disturbed sleep. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Does the ICBT program lower the self-rated suffering from mental illness? * Does the ICBT program lower the self-reported alcohol intake? Researchers will compare the ICBT program to the participants who are rancomized to a control grout that receives weekly attention from the research team, to see if the treatment works. In both groups, the participants will have the opportunity to ask for support from a therapist during the week days. Participants are adults living in Sweden. They will: * Receive an ICBT program supported by a trained therapist. It consists of modules that the participants will work with on their computer for 10 weeks. Some modules will be compulsory and other optional for the participants. * Fill out forms to rate their mental illness and alcohol intake at the start and the end of the study as well as once every week during treatment. Primary outcome measures are depression, anxiety and stress symptoms (measured with Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21)) and alcohol intake measured with self-reported amounts. Other, secondary, outcome measures used will for example be about insomnia symptoms and disability assessment. Pre-treatment measurement, post-treatment measurement and 6-months and 12-months follow up is planned to be collected through an online survey.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Co-occurence of Mental Illness and Problematic Alcohol Use: an Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Intervention
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- AUDIT score of 6 or more for women and 8 or more for men
- Symptoms of depression, anxiety disorder, and/or stress-related illness
- Ability to speak, read, and write Swedish sufficiently
- Access to the internet and a smartphone, computer, or other device
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently receiving psychological treatment
- Currently taking medication for alcohol use disorder
- Recent changes in psychiatric medication within the past three months or planned changes during treatment
- Severe psychiatric disorders identified by interview and medical history
- Severe medical conditions that may prevent study participation
- Severe cognitive impairment
- Current suicidality
- Severe alcohol addiction requiring specialized treatment
- Risk of severe alcohol withdrawal needing medical treatment, unless completed withdrawal treatment
- Substance use disorder other than alcohol or nicotine within the past six months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden, 58183
Actively Recruiting
2
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University
Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden, 58183
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
G
Gerhard Andersson, Professor
CONTACT
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Åsa Steensland, PhD student
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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