ETSF for Latinx Young Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: eTSF, Educational materials.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Basic parameters: 18 years — 29 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Culturally Adapting Spiritually and Technologically Informed Interventions to Reduce Alcohol-Related Health Disparities Among Latinx Young Adults- Aim 3 RCT
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the eTSF intervention is feasible among Latinx young adults with alcohol use disorder. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is eTSF feasible? * Is eTSF effective in reducing alcohol use and increasing 12-step engagement compared to the control condition? The control condition will receive educational materials on drinking problems and a list of local/online AA meetings Participants will * Be randomly assigned to either the eTSF condition or the control condition. * Fill out the baseline online survey. * Go through the eTSF app/control materials. * And at 3 months post-baseline, fill out the follow-up online survey.
Interventions
- Behavioral eTSF
eTSF is a smartphone app intervention featuring culturally relevant content aimed at supporting Latinx young adults with alcohol use disorder in participating in 12-step groups. - Behavioral Educational materials
Educational materials on drinking problems and a list of local/online AA meetings.
Primary outcome measures
- Recruitment feasibility [Time frame: Every 4 weeks up to 2 years]
- Randomization feasibility [Time frame: From recruitment to baseline assessment up to two years]
- Retention/attrition feasibility [Time frame: From recruitment to the end of the trial at three months.]
- Adherence feasibility [Time frame: From recruitment to the end of the trial at three months.]
- Assessment feasibility [Time frame: From recruitment to the end of the trial at three months.]
- Intervention credibility [Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at three months.]
- Intervention satisfaction [Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at three months.]
- Intervention acceptability [Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at three months.]
- Intervention engagement [Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at three months.]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Alcohol use [Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at three months.]
- 12-Step fellowship engagement [Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at three months.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- YAs age 18-29
- Identify as Latinx
- Meet the Diagnostic \& Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder
- Are at least minimally motivated to change their drinking (i.e., scoring ≥3 on the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale's contemplation, action, or maintenance subscales and ≤3 on the precontemplation subscale)
- Be able to provide at least one contact person to assist in tracking them for follow-up assessment
Exclusion criteria
- Attending any 12-step program (≥2 meetings in the past month)
- Experiencing psychotic symptoms or cognitive impairment
- In alcohol or drug treatment programs
- Taking addiction treatment medications
- Experiencing, expecting to experience, or had a history of severe/complicated withdrawal
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06722690 · 2024-779 · K01AA031323