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N/A Completed N=115 Randomized Device Feasibility

Clinical Study of TripleA for Treatment of Alcohol Addiction in Outpatient Care

Alcoholism
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03195894 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
115
Serious AEs
15.7%
Results posted
Dec 2021
Primary outcomePrimary: Percentage of Patients With no Heavy Drinking Days After 12 Months — 8; 9 Participants

Summary

The primary objective is to investigate differences in the alcohol consumption pattern between alcohol addicts receiving conventional treatment and those who receive a combination of conventional treatment and TripleA.

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Patients With no Heavy Drinking Days After 12 Months
8; 9
SECONDARY
Percentage of Sober Patients During the Period Before the 6 Months Visit
24; 21
SECONDARY
Percentage of Sober Patients Before the 12 Months Visit
15; 14
SECONDARY
Change in Total Amount of Consumed Alcohol From the Baseline Visit to the 6 Months Visit
183.7; 180.62
SECONDARY
Change in Total Amount of Consumed Alcohol From the Baseline Visit to the12 Months Visit
195.02; 150.93
SECONDARY
Change in Heavy Alcohol Drinking Days From the Baseline Visit to the 6 Months Visit
15.21; 14.41
SECONDARY
Change in Heavy Alcohol Drinking Days From the Baseline Visit to the 12 Months Visit
14.65; 13.54
SECONDARY
Change in Number of Sober Days Before the Baseline Visit Compared to the 6 Months Visit
-15.87; -15.35
SECONDARY
Change in Number of Sober Days Before the Baseline Visit Compared to Before the 12 Months Visit
-14.38; -13.04
SECONDARY
Change in Number of Standard Glasses Per Drinking Day Before the Baseline Visit Compared to Before the 6 Months Visit
7.70; 7.36
SECONDARY
Change in Number of Standard Glasses Before the Baseline Visit Comapred to Before the 12 Months Visit
8.52; 7.03
SECONDARY
Time to Heavy Drinking
187.3; 141.2
SECONDARY
Change in Health Outcome, Measured With the Visual Analog Scale (EQ VAS) in EQ-5D at the Baseline Visit Compared to the 6 Months Visit
9.84; 6.27
SECONDARY
Change in Health Outcome, Measured With the Visual Analog Scale (EQ VAS) in EQ-5D From the Baseline Visit Compared to the 12 Months Visit
6.23; 8.18
SECONDARY
Change in Health Outcome Measured With the Questionnaire in EQ5D After 6 Months Compared to Baseline
0.16; 0.08
SECONDARY
Change in Health Outcome, Measured With the Questionnaire in EQ-5D After 12 Months Compared to Baseline
-0.04; 0.32
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients Who Have Reduced Their AUDIT Score After 12 Months
24; 24
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients With Lowered AUDIT Score With at Least One Zone After 12 Months
21; 23
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients Having a Risk Level <II (i.e. Less Than 6 AUDIT Points for Women, 8 AUDIT Points for Men) After 12 Months
13; 9
SECONDARY
Change in Degree of Alcohol Dependence Measured as the Difference in SADD-points at Baseline Compared to 6 Months
15.39; 11.76
SECONDARY
Change in Degree of Alcohol Dependence Measured as the Difference in SADD-points at Baseline Compared to 12 Months
17.00; 11.19
SECONDARY
Compliance With Agreed Treatment
26; 28
SECONDARY
Change in Concentration of the Alcohol Metabolite PEth at Baseline Compared to 6 Months Visit
0.20; 0.33
SECONDARY
Change in Concentration of the Alcohol Metabolite PEth at Baseline Compared to 12 Months
0.53; 0.18
SECONDARY
Change in Concentration of the Alcohol Metabolite CDT in the Blood at Baseline Compared to 6 Months
0.11; 0.42
SECONDARY
Change in Concentration of the Alcohol Metabolite CDT in the Blood at Baseline Compared to 12 Months
0.18; 0.25

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients in care at Addiction and Neuropsychiatry Uppsala University Hospital and at Nämndemansgården Uppsala
  • 18 years or older
  • Meets at least 2 of the criteria for addiction/substance syndrome according to Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders-5 (DSM-5)
  • Ability to understand and communicate in Swedish
  • Ability to handle the technical equipment used in the study (alcoholometer and Smartphone)
  • Access to a fixed place (living, place for sleeping, place where the phone can be charged

Exclusion Criteria

  • Schizophrenia
  • Substance syndrome related to other substances than alcohol and nicotin
  • Lowered lung function (not able to reach acceptable expiration volume for the alcoholometer function)
  • The patient is taken care of within the frame for The Act on Care of Addicts
  • Not suitable to participate according to the Investigator
  • Has not consumed any alcohol during the 4 weeks defined as baseline timeline follow back
  • Normalized Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) and Phosphatidyl-Ethanol (PEth)-values in blood samples at visit 1
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03195894). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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