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Exercise as Alcohol Use Disorders Intervention for Non-Treatment Seeking Adults

NCT01399554 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2014-04-07

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Summary

Alcohol use disorders are common and few individuals with the disorder ever seek help. This study proposes to intervene in a novel way - exercise, as it has many mental and physical health benefits and is an activity that is incompatible with simultaneous alcohol use. If effective, this non-stigmatizing intervention may increase the utility and acceptability of interventions for alcohol use disorders and ultimately increase the number of individuals effectively treated.

Conditions

  • Alcohol-Related Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Enhancement Therapy plus Contingency Management

A combination of two motivational enhancement therapy (MET) sessions focused on increasing exercise spaced two months apart and four months of weekly contingency management (CM) for adhering to specific exercise activities. MET is a client-centered, directive method of enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence, and CM is a behavioral treatment offering individuals tangible reinforcers such as prizes for completion of specific target behaviors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Connecticut

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH

  • St. Louis University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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