Evaluating real-time internet therapy and online self-help for problematic alcohol consumers: a three-arm RCT protocol
Open Access
- 14 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 9 (1), 16
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-16
Abstract
Only a minority of all alcohol- and drug abusers is receiving professional care. In an attempt to narrow this treatment gap, treatment facilities experiment with online healthcare. Therefore, it is important to test the (cost-)effectiveness of online health interventions in a randomized clinical trial. This paper presents the protocol of a three-arm randomized clinical trial to test the (cost-) effectiveness of online treatment for problem drinkers. Self-help online, therapy online and a waiting list are tested against each other. Primary outcome is change in alcohol consumption. Secondary outcome measures include quality of life and working ability. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for self-help online alcohol and therapy online alcohol will be calculated. The predictive validity of participant characteristics on treatment adherence and outcome will be explored. To our best knowledge, this randomized clinical trial will be the first to test the effectiveness of therapy online against both self-help online and a waiting-list. It will provide evidence on (cost-) effectiveness of online treatment for problem drinkers and investigate outcome predictors. This trial is registered in the Dutch Trialregister (Cochrane Collaboration) and traceable as NTR-TC1155.Keywords
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