CompletedNot Applicable

Risky Drinkers and the Web: a RCT Study in Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Italy674 participantsStarted 2012-12-01

Plain-language summary

The project aims to develop a new approach to risky drinkers by providing a facilitated website access and creating a local integrated support network. In order to do so: 1\) A non inferiority-randomised controlled study will be performed to test the hypothesis that: Brief intervention for risky drinkers delivered in primary care through facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website has non inferior outcomes to face to face brief intervention.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients scoring above the agreed cut-point (AUDIT-C: 5 for men and 4 for women) will be invited by their GP to use the trial online consent and assessment module Exclusion Criteria: * Patients aged less than 18 years and those who do not give consent will be excluded from the trial and encouraged on-line to make an appointment with their doctor to discuss their drinking habits. Those whose scores indicate dependence will also be excluded from the trial and encouraged on-line to seek additional medical support including referral to a specialist agency

What they're measuring

Alcohol consumption reduction: Full AUDIT (10 questions)

Timeframe: up to one year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01638338

SponsorAzienda Per I Servizi Sanitari N. 2 Isontina

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-12-30

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