e-Health Coping Skills Training for Women Whose Partner Has a Drinking Problem

July 14, 2023 updated by: Robert Rychtarik, State University of New York at Buffalo

eHealth Coping Skills Training for Women Whose Partner Has a Drinking Problem

This study evaluates web-based interventions to help women cope with the stress arising from living with a problem-drinking partner

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

456

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

    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14203
        • Clinical and Research Institute on Addiction

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Resides in New York State
  • Fluent in English
  • Male partner has an alcohol problem
  • Computer access and smart phone
  • Married or cohabiting

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Substance use disorder
  • Serious Mental Disorder
  • Participation in prior studies
  • Severe relationship violence

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: eHealth Coping Skills Training + Coach
Access to StopSpinningMyWheels.org + Coach Support
Access to a specialized coping skills training website
Access to a professional coach by phone
Active Comparator: eHealth Coping Skills Training Only
Access to StopSpinningMyWheels.org
Access to a specialized coping skills training website
Active Comparator: eHealth Usual Web Care
Access to StopSpinningMyWheels.org usual care
Access to a website in which helpful information on coping that is available on the internet has been systematically collected and organized in one place for easy retrieval

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) Total Score
Time Frame: Change in BDI score up to 12 months postintervention
A measure of depressive symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 63. Lower scores are indicative of better outcomes. A score of 14 or higher is considered clinically relevant.
Change in BDI score up to 12 months postintervention
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory - 2 (STAXI-2, State Anger)
Time Frame: Change in STAXI score up to 12 months postintervention
A measure of anger thoughts in their current state. Scores range from 1 to 60 with lower scores representing better outcomes. A score of 18 or above is considered clinically relevant.
Change in STAXI score up to 12 months postintervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Robert G Rychtarik, Ph.D., University at Buffalo, Research Institute on Addictions
  • Principal Investigator: Brian G. Danaher, Ph.D., University of Oregon, Prevention Science Institute

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 (Actual)

October 13, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2022

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 2, 2016

First Posted (Estimated)

December 6, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 18, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2023

Last Verified

July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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