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Behavioral Interventions for Alcoholism

N/A

Recruiting

Research Sponsored by University of Memphis

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up enrollment, 12-months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test whether reducing stress and increasing engagement in positive activities can decrease alcohol use in non-student adults.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for non-student emerging adults aged 18-29 who drink heavily but aren't currently using drugs (except cannabis) or seeking addiction treatment. They must speak English, be able to read at a 9th-grade level, and have had multiple heavy drinking episodes recently.

What is being tested?

The study tests if stress reduction and engaging in positive activities can help reduce alcohol use among young adults. It compares an educational control with substance-free activity sessions, brief alcohol interventions, and relaxation training.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves behavioral interventions like education and relaxation techniques rather than medication, side effects are minimal but may include discomfort from discussing personal habits or slight anxiety during relaxation exercises.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ enrollment, 12-months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~enrollment, 12-months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and enrollment, 12-months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change from Baseline Alcohol Consumption and Drug Use at 1-month

Change from Baseline Alcohol Consumption and Drug Use at 12-months

Change from Baseline Alcohol Consumption and Drug Use at 3-months

+5 more

Secondary study objectives

Anxiety

Change from Baseline Alcohol Purchase Task responses at 1-month

Change from Baseline Alcohol Purchase Task responses at 12-months

+13 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Relaxation Training (RT) + Substance Free Activity Session (SFAS)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions

Participants will complete a relaxation training session that will include a clinician leading them through a diaphragmatic breathing exercise, a progressive muscle relaxation protocol, and then a brief breath-counting (mindfulness) exercise. A week later, the participant will receive the SFAS, a 50-minute counseling session designed to increase the salience of the individual's goals, to highlight the connection between their current patterns of behavior (including drinking and substance-free activities) and the attainment of these goals, and to increase future orientation and engagement in enjoyable and goal-directed activities that are inconsistent with substance use (even if the participant has no desire to change their use).

Group II: Brief Alcohol Intervention (BAI) + Substance Free Activity Session (SFAS)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions

Participants first receive a 50-minute standard brief motivational intervention designed to reduce alcohol use. A week later, they will receive the Substance-free activity session (SFAS), a 50-minute counseling session designed to increase the salience of the individual's goals, to highlight the connection between their current patterns of behavior (including drinking and substance-free activities) and the attainment of these goals, and to increase future orientation and engagement in enjoyable and goal-directed activities that are inconsistent with substance use (even if the participant has no desire to change their use).

Group III: Education ControlActive Control1 Intervention

This minimal contact control condition will include a brief (2-3 minute) discussion where the research assistant (RA) who completed the assessment session will describe the educational handout. This condition is meant to approximate a public health-level approach to providing referral information and some of the content included in the BAI+SFAS condition but without any of the personalized information or motivational interviewing. Participants will receive information on risks associated with alcohol/drug misuse, strategies for reducing alcohol problems, managing stress, and goal-setting. The handout will also include links to hotlines, websites, and apps related to these domains. This condition will not include booster contact

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Relaxation Training (RT)

2009

N/A

~90

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