A Web App for Patients With Alcohol and Drug Use Problems in Primary Care

June 13, 2013 updated by: Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP
The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and technical merit of a web application for patients in primary care called Check-up and Choices (CC).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The overall objective of this project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a web application called Check-up and Choices (CC). CC will be developed for use in primary care. It would tightly integrate screening for heavy drinking and drug use, a brief motivational intervention for hazardous or heavy drinkers, a moderation training protocol for less dependent problem drinkers, and an abstinence-oriented protocol for more dependent drinkers and drug abusers. The brief motivational intervention will be tailored to the patient's age. Its purpose will be to motivate problem drinkers to change their drinking. The action-oriented moderation and abstinence protocols are cognitive-behavioral interventions (CBIs) that provide patients with the skills to maximize their chances of success with changing their drinking and/or drug use.

The investigators have already developed these elements but they are not integrated into a single program with appropriate branching between them. Nor has the content been tailored for use in primary care.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87112
        • Behavior Therapy Associates, LLC

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • physicians,
  • nurses,
  • nurse practitioners,
  • physician's assistants,
  • psychologists embedded in primary care settings, and
  • other mental health counselors embedded in primary care settings.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Web app evaluation group
Behavioral: Web app
The Checkup and Choices web application

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility Questionnaire
Time Frame: Within 1 month of enrollment with an expected average of 1 week..
A 17 item questionnaire that asks about the feasibility of using the web app with patients in primary care and the app's technical merit.
Within 1 month of enrollment with an expected average of 1 week..

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 8, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 11, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

April 12, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 14, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CheckupAndChoicesPilot
  • 1R43AA022024-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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