Alcohol Related Risk Reduction in Veterans

ConditionAlcohol Use

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-99

SponsorIowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

About this trial

This project is designed to refine and evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a brief, telephone-administered alcohol risk reduction intervention for Veterans.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Veteran status, English-speaking, report current alcohol use, receiving treatment through the Iowa City VA Health Care System

Disqualifiers

History of significant alcohol withdrawal, evidence of significant alcohol dependence, lack of regular access to a telephone, inability to participate in phone counseling

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

Brief behavioral counseling
Behavioral
Participants receive a two-session phone-based alcohol risk reduction intervention based on principles of harm reduction. Participants receive personalized feedback regarding how alcohol use may impact their health. Following a motivational enhancement exercise, participants are advised to reduce alcohol intake to within recommended limits. Evidence-based strategies are discussed (e.g., goal setting, self-monitoring, identifying and avoiding triggers, dealing with urges, pacing and spacing drinks, managing high risk situations, finding alternatives to alcohol, developing refusal skills, and enlisting social support). Educational materials addressing methods for cutting down are also provided, along with information about other available resources to support their efforts.

Treatment groups

50 Participants

are divided into 1 treatment group

Group A: Active interventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Alcohol consumption

Past 30-day alcohol consumption will be assessed using the Alcohol Timeline Follow-back method.

Time frame

30-days

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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