Adaptive actions during online cognitive behavioural therapy for alcohol misuse

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational project uses routine-care data from the Online Therapy Unit's Alcohol Change Course Enhanced (ACCE), an internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy program for alcohol misuse. Participants are adults in Canada who enroll in the ACCE course and complete symptom and behaviour measures during treatment. The Things You Do Questionnaire (TYDQ) will be used to track five adaptive action domains (Healthy Thinking, Meaningful Activities, Goals and Plans, Healthy Habits, Social Connections) alongside measures of alcohol use over the course. Analyses will examine whether increases in the frequency of adaptive actions coincide with reductions in alcohol consumption and heavy drinking days.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Be a resident of Canada
* Be 18 years or older
* Have access to a computer or appropriate device and the internet
* Endorse alcohol misuse

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current severe medical or psychiatric problem that requires immediate or alternate treatment (e.g. current and recent mania or psychosis requiring hospitalization, actively suicidal and unable to keep themselves safe, medical condition requiring immediate surgery or other invasive treatment, severe substance use, severe cognitive impairment);
* Currently receiving or expecting to receive individual alcohol treatment more than twice per month
* Other treatment in our clinic
* Unable to read and understand English. (All content is provided in English and staff is English speaking; it is cost prohibitive at this time to provide the complete service in languages other than English)

Where it's running

• Online Therapy Unit
  Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Heather Hadjistavropoulos, PhD — University of Regina
• Study coordinator: Marcie Nugent, MSW
• Email: marcie.nugent@uregina.ca
• Phone: 306-337-3331

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.