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Telephone-Based Continuing Care for Alcohol Dependence

NCT02030093 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 317

Last updated 2017-10-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Alcohol dependency is the second most common psychiatric disorder and a major public health concern. As addictive disorders and now thought to be chronic disorders for many patients there is a need for the development of expanded treatment approaches. Because relapse is more often the rule than the exception the importance of continuing care after an initial phase of treatment is evident. Studies investigating telephone-based continuing care for patients with alcohol dependence have shown to be an effective form of step-down treatment after a previous stabilisation treatment program and provide extended recovery support. Therefore, the investigators hypothesize that alcohol abstinent patients who received high-frequency telephone-based or sms-based continuing care show significantly less relapses respectively more abstinent days six and twelve months after in-patient treatment compared to patients who receive low-frequency or no telephone-based continuing care.

Conditions

  • Alcohol Dependence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone-based counseling

Telephone-based continuing care wil be provided to patients in different frequency

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bern

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Leila Maria Soravia, Dr. phil. · University of Bern

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-09
Primary Completion
2016-06-27
Completion
2017-01-12

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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