Effectiveness of a multi media self-help intervention for problem drinkers: the Teleac Course 'Drinking less, do it yourself!', a randomised controlled trial

ISRCTN	ISRCTN14847232
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14847232
Secondary identifying numbers	NL950 (NTR976)

Submission date: 27/06/2007
Registration date: 27/06/2007
Last edited: 25/10/2021

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Jeannet Kramer
Scientific

Trimbos Institute - Netherlands Institute for Mental Health and Addiction
Centre for Prevention and Brief Intervention
P.O. Box 725
Utrecht
3500 AS
Netherlands

Phone	+31 (0)30 295 9380
Email	jkramer@trimbos.nl

Study information

Study design	Randomised, controlled, parallel group trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Quality of life
Scientific title	Effectiveness of a multi media self-help intervention for problem drinkers: the Teleac Course 'Drinking less, do it yourself!', a randomised controlled trial
Study objectives	Compared to a waiting list control group, do participants who receive a multi media self-help program drink less standard units of alcohol a week?
Ethics approval(s)	Approval received from the local ethics board (METIGG, chamber North, PO Box 86, 3500 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands) on the 22nd September 2006 (ref: CCMO registration number: NL13989.097.06; Research number: 6235).
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Problem drinking
Intervention	The experimental group received the multichannel Teleac course Drinking less, do it yourself!. Its a cognitive behavioural self-help intervention to reduce alcohol consumption. The course consists of a course book (Drinking less: Lemmers et al, 2006), five television episodes of 25 minutes (Teleac/NOT, 2006) the self-help site MinderDrinken.nl (Riper E.A., 2002) and an informative site of Teleac: www.teleac.nl/minderdrinken.nl. The book has 190 pages and contains information, exercises and a diary to register alcohol intake. The television episodes follow the information in the five chapters of the book. Also two students are followed over time while they work through the course. A TV-coach gives advice. The waiting list control group receives the intervention after the post-measurement (about eight weeks after baseline).
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Alcohol consumption a week measured in standard units (weekly recall). Measured after the intervention (T1) and three months later (T2) and at the same time for the waiting list control group. Measurements: 1. T0: baseline (pre-intervention) 2. T1: 7 weeks after T0 3. T2: 3 months after T1
Secondary outcome measures	1. Alcohol related problems 2. Health care use 3. Quality of life Measurements: 1. T0: baseline (pre-intervention) 2. T1: 7 weeks after T0 3. T2: 3 months after T1
Overall study start date	01/09/2006
Completion date	31/01/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	200
Total final enrolment	181
Key inclusion criteria	1. Informed consent 2. Age of 18 years or older 3. Access to the internet 4. Availability of an e-mail address 5. Access to a DVD or video player
Key exclusion criteria	1. Professional help for alcohol problems 2. Member of a self help group like Alcoholics Anonymous 3. Presently using alcohol medication 4. Involved in a study about alcohol 5. No alcohol consumption at baseline
Date of first enrolment	01/09/2006
Date of final enrolment	31/01/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Netherlands

Study participating centre

Trimbos Institute - Netherlands Institute for Mental Health and Addiction

Utrecht
3500 AS
Netherlands

Sponsor information

Trimbos Institute - Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (The Netherlands)
Research organisation

P.O. Box 725
Utrecht
3500 AS
Netherlands

Phone	+31 (0)30 297 1100
Email	info@trimbos.nl
"ROR"	https://ror.org/02amggm23

Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Trimbos Institute - Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (The Netherlands)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan	Not provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article		01/05/2009	25/10/2021	Yes	No

Editorial Notes

25/10/2021: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. Publication reference added.
2. The total final enrolment was added.