Clinical trial NCT06779006: Effectiveness of Internet-Based Self-Help ACT With Behavioral Activation in Improving Alcohol Use Abstinence Among Ethnic Minority Young Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder
Official title: Effectiveness of Internet-Based Self-Help ACT With Behavioral Activation in Improving Alcohol Use Abstinence Among Ethnic Minority Young Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Hong Kong, 2024: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder
Keywords: Acceptance and commitment therapy
Behavioral activation
Ethnic minority young adults
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol use disorder
Lead sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-16
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of internet-based self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with behavioral activation for ethnic minority young adults with alcohol use disorder. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is the internet-based self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with Behavioral activation (self-help iACT-BA) feasible and acceptable for ethnic minority young adults with AUD?
* Does the self-help iACT-BA promote greater abstinence from alcohol use compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in ethnic minority young adults diagnosed with AUD? Researchers will compare self-help iACT-BA to treatment as usual (TAU) to see if self-help iACT-BA works to treat alcohol use disorder in ethnic minority young adults.

Participants will:

* Received a self-help iACT-BA module every week for 6 weeks. or a placebo every day for 4 months
* Access the module every week, read the material, practice, and complete home assignments.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Hong Kong ethnic minority young adults
* They have to read, write, and speak English
* Their age will range from 18 to 25
* They will be voluntary to participate
* Participants should have smartphones or other electronic devices to access the internet
* They must have AUD based on DSM-5 criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently having psychiatric problems, other mental health problems, being actively involved in suicidal attempts, or immediate care
* Having a plan to go out of Hong Kong during intervention implementation
* Having no access to the internet, smart telephone, or other electronic devices
* Have participated in another psychosocial or pharmacological intervention for AUD.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Screening rate
timeFrame: 3 months
measure: Eligibility rate
timeFrame: 3 months
measure: Consent rate
timeFrame: 3 months
measure: Randomization rate
timeFrame: 2 weeks
measure: Attendance rate
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Adherence rate
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Retention rate
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Completion rate
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Missing data
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Adverse events
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Abstinence rate
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Average number of drinks consumed per day
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: The number of drinking days
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: The number of heavy drinking days
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hong Kong
country: Hong Kong
facility: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Study officials:
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