Trial Outcomes & Findings for Talk Therapy by Phone to Promote Treatment for Alcohol Problems (NCT NCT03758274)

NCT ID: NCT03758274

Last Updated: 2023-10-04

Results Overview

Average number of standard drinks on days of alcohol consumption at 3-month follow-up

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

400 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

prior 30 days (at 3-month follow-up)

Results posted on

2023-10-04

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
CBT Phone Intervention
CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment: Structured phone intervention to identify concerns about getting alcohol use disorder treatment and to work through those concerns using cognitive behavioral principles.
Being Read A Pamphlet on Alcohol Treatment
Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: The pamphlet was created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to describe evidence based treatments available for alcohol use disorder and how to obtain such treatment.
Overall Study
STARTED
197
203
Overall Study
COMPLETED
186
190
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
11
13

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Talk Therapy by Phone to Promote Treatment for Alcohol Problems

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
CBT Phone Intervention
n=197 Participants
CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment: Structured phone intervention to identify concerns about getting alcohol use disorder treatment and to work through those concerns using cognitive behavioral principles.
Being Read A Pamphlet on Alcohol Treatment
n=203 Participants
Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: The pamphlet was created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to describe evidence based treatments available for alcohol use disorder and how to obtain such treatment.
Total
n=400 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
40.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.5 • n=99 Participants
41.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.9 • n=107 Participants
40.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.7 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
107 Participants
n=99 Participants
92 Participants
n=107 Participants
199 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
90 Participants
n=99 Participants
111 Participants
n=107 Participants
201 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
158 Participants
n=99 Participants
159 Participants
n=107 Participants
317 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
26 Participants
n=99 Participants
27 Participants
n=107 Participants
53 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
3 Participants
n=99 Participants
6 Participants
n=107 Participants
9 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native American-Alaskan Native
1 Participants
n=99 Participants
1 Participants
n=107 Participants
2 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
More than one race
8 Participants
n=99 Participants
8 Participants
n=107 Participants
16 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other race
1 Participants
n=99 Participants
2 Participants
n=107 Participants
3 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic ethnicity (across races)
12 Participants
n=99 Participants
16 Participants
n=107 Participants
28 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
197 participants
n=99 Participants
203 participants
n=107 Participants
400 participants
n=206 Participants
Average Drinks Per Drinking Day (in past 30 days)
6.7 standard drinks
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.7 • n=99 Participants
6.7 standard drinks
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.5 • n=107 Participants
6.7 standard drinks
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.6 • n=206 Participants
Days Abstinent (in past 30 days)
8.5 days (scale 0-30)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.7 • n=99 Participants
8.1 days (scale 0-30)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.3 • n=107 Participants
8.3 days (scale 0-30)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.5 • n=206 Participants
Number Initiating Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: prior 30 days (at 3-month follow-up)

Average number of standard drinks on days of alcohol consumption at 3-month follow-up

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBT Phone Intervention
n=197 Participants
CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment: Structured phone intervention to identify concerns about getting alcohol use disorder treatment and to work through those concerns using cognitive behavioral principles.
Being Read A Pamphlet on Alcohol Treatment
n=203 Participants
Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: The pamphlet was created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to describe evidence based treatments available for alcohol use disorder and how to obtain such treatment.
Average Drinks Per Drinking Day
5.5 drinks per occasion
Standard Deviation 3.8
5.4 drinks per occasion
Standard Deviation 3.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: prior 30 days (at 3-month follow-up)

Number of days abstinent from alcohol use in prior 30 days

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBT Phone Intervention
n=197 Participants
CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment: Structured phone intervention to identify concerns about getting alcohol use disorder treatment and to work through those concerns using cognitive behavioral principles.
Being Read A Pamphlet on Alcohol Treatment
n=203 Participants
Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: The pamphlet was created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to describe evidence based treatments available for alcohol use disorder and how to obtain such treatment.
Days Abstinent
15.5 Days abstinent (in past 30 days)
Standard Deviation 10.5
14.6 Days abstinent (in past 30 days)
Standard Deviation 9.9

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: over 3 months

Number Attending any Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Session(s) over 3-month follow-up

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBT Phone Intervention
n=197 Participants
CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment: Structured phone intervention to identify concerns about getting alcohol use disorder treatment and to work through those concerns using cognitive behavioral principles.
Being Read A Pamphlet on Alcohol Treatment
n=203 Participants
Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: The pamphlet was created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to describe evidence based treatments available for alcohol use disorder and how to obtain such treatment.
Number Initiating Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
38 Participants
36 Participants

Adverse Events

CBT Phone Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Being Read A Pamphlet on Alcohol Treatment

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
CBT Phone Intervention
n=197 participants at risk
CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment: Structured phone intervention to identify concerns about getting alcohol use disorder treatment and to work through those concerns using cognitive behavioral principles.
Being Read A Pamphlet on Alcohol Treatment
n=203 participants at risk
Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: The pamphlet was created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to describe evidence based treatments available for alcohol use disorder and how to obtain such treatment.
Psychiatric disorders
Acute alcohol withdrawal
0.00%
0/197 • 6 months
0.49%
1/203 • Number of events 1 • 6 months

Additional Information

Kenneth R. Conner

University of Rochester

Phone: 585-275-1211

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place