Mobile App for Alcoholic Liver Disease (IMPACT-ALD Trial)

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Andrew Quanbeck, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test a smartphone app called CHESS Health Connections among patients with alcohol-associated liver disease in Michigan and Wisconsin. The goal is to help patients stop drinking alcohol earlier in their disease and improve their

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) who are being treated at two medical centers in Michigan and Wisconsin. It's open to patients from general hepatology clinics as well as those receiving integrated care for advanced ALD, mental health, and substance abuse.

What is being tested?

The study is testing the CHESS Health Connections smartphone app's effectiveness in helping ALD patients quit drinking. Participants will be randomly assigned to use the app or not, and their progress will be tracked over a six-month period.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves a mobile-based program rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience stress or frustration if they find using the app challenging.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 3 months, 6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 3 months, 6 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

Days of Alcohol Abstinence in ALD Participants

Number of Standard Drinks Consumed in ALD Participants

Secondary study objectives

Change in CHESS Bonding Scale Score

Change in Drinking Motivations Questionnaire - Adult (DMQ-A) Score

Change in Drug-Taking Confidence Questionnaire (DTCQ-8A) Score

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

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

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Connections AppExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The Connections app is based on principles of effective care for substance use disorders, such as sustained duration, peer support, improving coping skills in high-risk situations, assertive outreach, self- monitoring, prompts, and action planning. The theoretical foundation of CHESS Health is self-determination theory, which holds that an individual's adaptive functioning can be improved if the patient feels (1) competent, (2) related to others, and (3) internally motivated rather than coerced in one's actions.

Group II: Treatment as UsualActive Control1 Intervention

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