Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART) Recovery Study
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study identifies whether and how online support groups may work to confer therapeutic benefits onto its participants.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
Online support groups (e.g., SMART Recovery) are an increasingly common non-professional intervention for people who engage in problematic alcohol use, but it is unclear how they help participants reduce their use.
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether alcohol use decreases more after attending online SMART Recovery psychoeducational support group meetings, as compared to receiving psychoeducational content alone.
The secondary objectives are to identify whether variables such as quality of life and recovery capital (i.e., resources to support recovery from addiction) relate to treatment outcomes.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Active Comparator: Psychoeducation Condition Participants receive a weekly email with a Qualtrics survey link containing psychoeducational content. |
Other: Psychoeducational Email
Participants receive a weekly email with a Qualtrics survey link containing psychoeducational content.
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| Experimental: Support Group Condition Participants will attend six weekly online SMART Recovery meetings in groups of five to eight. |
Behavioral: Support Group
Support Group condition, meetings will be held online via HIPAA-compliant Zoom and run by a trained SMART Recovery meeting facilitator
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in past-month alcohol use: drinking days [Baseline, 1 month and 3 months]
Timeline Follow-back (TLFB) will be used via survey to characterize changes in alcohol and other drug use for study participants. Percent Drinking Days will be derived from self-report on TLFB.
- Change in past-month alcohol drug use: heavy drinking days [Baseline, 1 month and 3 months]
Timeline Follow-back (TLFB) will be used via survey to characterize changes in alcohol and other drug use for study participants. Percent Heavy Drinking Days will be derived from self-report on TLFB.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change in Quality of Life [Baseline, 1 month and 3 months]
Quality of life will be assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF via survey; a 26-item self-report measure of quality of life in four domains. Scores range from 1-5. Each domain score is averaged. Higher scores indicate higher quality of life. .
- Change in recovery capital [Baseline, 1 month and 3 months]
Recovery capital will be assessed using the Assessment of Recovery Capital via survey; A 50-item self-report measure of recovery capital with ten domains; each item is rated in binary, score ranges from 0-50; higher scores indicate higher recovery capital.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Is fluent in English and have a 6th grade reading level or higher
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AUDIT score of ≥8
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Has some desire to cut down or quit their alcohol use
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Has access to a phone or computer with reliable internet connection, a functional microphone and camera
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Is willing to consent to being audio and video recorded during the meetings
Exclusion Criteria:
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Is not able to commit to the 6 weeks of intervention and the one- and three-month follow-up.
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Has vulnerable population status (e.g., pregnant people, prisoners)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Yale University
- Society of Addiction Psychology
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Marc Potenza, PhD, MD, Yale University: Professor of Psychiatry, in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2000034747