Blended Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Blend-A: Treatment for alcohol use disorders will be offered also as an internet-based option.

Study summary

Blended Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (BLEND-A) is a pragmatic, cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of implementing a blended treatment format that aims to reduce problematic alcohol use. Blended treatment is a treatment format where treatment as usual is offered as a combination of online and face-to-face sessions, integrated into one treatment protocol. The BLEND-A study will evaluate and implement a blended treatment program in routine alcohol addiction treatment. The trial is led by Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research, University of Southern Denmark (UCAR) in collaboration with partners at the Centre for Telepsychiatry in the Region of Southern Denmark (CTP), and Sundhed.dk.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Compliance and premature dropout in alcohol treatment — One year after enrolled in the study
  BLEND-A (outpatient treatment as usual offered as a combination between face-to face and internet-based sessions) leads to a change in compliance in treatment during one year following initiation of treatment, compared to TAU (usual treatment delivered as face-to-face outpatient treatment only ), and measured as a change in premature dropout of treatment in the National Register of alcohol treatment (NAB).
• Effectiveness of alcohol treatment — 6 months after enrolled in the study
  The effectiveness of BLEND-A compared to TAU, measured by alcohol intake 6 months after treatment start. The alcohol intake is measured by self-reported alcohol intake.

Trial sites (1)

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