Coping Skills for Alcohol Use

• Sponsor: University of Washington (Other)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT05356533
• Collaborator: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (NIH)
• Enrollment: 120
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 8.9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 13.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

A total of 120 young adults who drink to cope with negative affect will be randomized to a 4-week, web-based intervention with interactive modules on cognitive-behavioral skills (n=60) or an assessment only control (n=60). Participants will complete 4 weekly assessments and a 1- and 3-month follow-up.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Alcohol Drinking; Coping Skills	Behavioral: Drinking to Cope CBT skills	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 120 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Development of an Interactive, Web-based Drinking to Cope Intervention and Tools to Assess Coping Skill Utilization
• Actual Study Start Date: Apr 4, 2022
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Dec 30, 2022
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Dec 30, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Intervention A total of 60 young adults will be randomized to the 4-week, web-based drinking to cope intervention.	Behavioral: Drinking to Cope CBT skills; Young adults who drink to cope with negative affect will receive 8 web-based modules with cognitive behavioral skills
No Intervention: Assessment Control A total of 60 young adults will be randomized to the assessment only control condition.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Alcohol Use [past month]

   Peak number of drinks

2. Alcohol Use [past month]

   Typical weekly drinking

3. Alcohol Use [past month]

   Heavy Episodic Drinking

4. Alcohol Negative Consequences [Past Month]

   Alcohol Negative Consequences

5. Alcohol Coping [Past Month]

   Alcohol Coping Motives

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Depressive Symptoms [Past month]

   depressive symptoms

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 25 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eligibility criteria at recruitment include: 1)18-25 years old; 2) Currently live in the state of WA, 3) Have a valid email address and phone number, 4) Drank alcohol at least once in the past month, 5) report at least 1 alcohol-related problem in the past month, 6) report using alcohol to cope with distress via negative reinforcement (i.e., to provide relief or reduction of stress or depressed mood) in the past month

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Washington	Seattle	Washington	United States	98195

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Washington
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Jennifer M Cadigan, PhD, University of Washington

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Jennifer Cadigan, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine: Psychiatry, University of Washington
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05356533
• Other Study ID Numbers: STUDY00008998; 1R34AA028074
• First Posted: May 2, 2022
• Last Update Posted: May 2, 2022
• Last Verified: Apr 1, 2022

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Alcohol Drinking

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 2, 2022