CompletedNot Applicable

AAT-APP+: A Novel Brain-training App to Reduce Drinking

Australia188 participantsStarted 2022-06-30

Plain-language summary

This study will explore the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a smart phone delivered form of cognitive training intervention (Approach Bias Modification (ABM)) in a non-clinical community sample of middle to older adults (\>55 years) reporting hazardous alcohol use in a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT). This app is called AAT-APP+

Who can participate

Age range55 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 55+ years * Score 8 or higher on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (indicates 'hazardous' levels of alcohol use). * Access to an Android or Apple smart phone and Australian contact number * Wish to reduce their drinking * Live within the Eastern Health Primary and Secondary Catchment (see map below) Exclusion Criteria: * Under age 55 * Not concerned about their drinking * Do not wish to reduce their alcohol use in the next 4-6 weeks * Do not reside with the appropriate catchment will be excluded. * Experiencing severe alcohol problems likely to need professional treatment (i.e. presence of withdrawal symptoms in the past year)

What they're measuring

Change in number of standard drinks past week

Timeframe: Change from baseline standard drinks at 4-weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04923256

SponsorTurning Point

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-04-01

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