Telephone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Young Adult Hazardous Drinkers
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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: Telephone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Telephone-Based Social Support.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hazardous Drinking, Harmful Alcohol Use. Basic parameters: 18 years — 35 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
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Telephone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Assist Young Adults With Hazardous or Harmful Alcohol Use to Quit Drinking
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if telephone-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) works to help young adults with hazardous or harmful alcohol use quit drinking. It will also learn about the psychological effects of ACT on participants. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does telephone-based ACT increase the number of participants who quit drinking, as confirmed by a urine test? 2. Does telephone-based ACT help participants reduce their alcohol consumption and improve their psychological flexibility? Researchers will compare telephone-based ACT to a telephone-based social support programme to see if ACT works to help young adults quit drinking. Participants will: 1. Receive telephone-based ACT or social support once a week for 6 weeks Complete questionnaires about their alcohol use and psychological flexibility. 2. Keep a record of their daily alcohol consumption throughout the study using a standardised diary method. 3. Provide a urine sample at the 6-month follow-up if they report having quit drinking
Interventions
- Behavioral Telephone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Participants in the intervention group will receive six weekly telephone sessions of ACT (45-60 min each) from interventionist. - Behavioral Telephone-Based Social Support
Participants in the control group will receive six weekly telephone sessions of social support (45 min each) from interventionist.
Primary outcome measures
- Biochemically-Validated Abstinence [Time frame: T4 (6 months after the end of the intervention)]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Self-Reported 30-Day Abstinence [Time frame: T0 (baseline), T1 (post-intervention), T2 (1 month after the intervention), T3 (3 months after the intervention), T4 (6 months after the intervention)]
- Reduction in Alcohol Consumption [Time frame: T1 (post-intervention), T2 (1 month after the intervention), T3 (3 months after the intervention), T4 (6 months after the intervention)]
- Psychological Flexibility Index [Time frame: T0 (baseline), T1 (post-intervention), T2 (1 month after the intervention), T3 (3 months after the intervention), T4 (6 months after the intervention)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- (1) aged 18-35 years
- (2) able to read Chinese and speak Cantonese
- (3) have AUDIT scores ≥ 8
Exclusion criteria
- (1) currently receiving other behavioural therapies for drinking
- (2) has serious mental illnesses, defined as a Kessler Psychological Distress Scale score ≥ 13
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
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07621822 · ACT Alcohol