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Supporting Health Through Alcohol Reduction and Relationship Enhancement Together

ConditionUnhealthy Alcohol Use
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBrown University

About this trial

The aim of this project is to refine the couples-focused intervention with up to 24 adults with unhealthy alcohol use and their partners (N=12 couples) to obtain feedback on the intervention content and structure, as well as the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention to guide further refinements.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

at least 18 years of age;

in a primary intimate relationship with one partner for at least 6 months;

able to provide informed consent; and

able to speak and read English.

Disqualifiers

Reports a history of seizures or delirium tremens during alcohol withdrawal, which may make supervised alcohol detoxification necessary if the participant chooses to reduce drinking.

Endorses any item indicating severe physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) by their current partner on the screening measure adapted from the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2).

Reports feeling coerced into study participation or indicates that study participation could place them at risk of harm from their partner.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

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    Behavioral

    A four-session couples based counseling program to reduce alcohol use while enhancing relationship functioning and support for each partner.

Treatment groups

24 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Couples CounselingExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Enrollment rate

Rate of eligible couples fully enrolled per month

Time frame
Six months from study start
2

Retention rate

The number of participants completing at least 3 out of 4 counseling sessions

Time frame
8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

Self rated satisfaction with the counseling received. Scores range from 1-5 with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction with services received.

Time frame
8 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Brown University

Lead sponsor

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