At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Patient must be 18 years or older
- ✓Patient has DSM-5 diagnosis of alcohol use disorder or meets NIAAA guidelines for risky drinking
- ✓Patient has consumed at least one alcoholic drink in the past 6 months
- ✓Partner is a spouse or in a committed romantic relationship of 6 months or longer
- ✕Either patient or partner has history of schizophrenia
- ✕Either patient or partner has mental or physical condition that limits smartphone use
- ✕Either patient or partner has experienced serious intimate partner violence in the index relationship in the past year
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Building and Pilot Testing a Couples-based Smartphone Systems to Address Alcohol Use Disorder
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating PartnerCHESS and A-CHESS for Alcohol Use Disorder and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 68 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This project will develop and pilot test a new smartphone-based system for AUD patients, their partners, and clinicians called PartnerCHESS. PartnerCHESS will integrate key features of ABCT and A-CHESS. PartnerCHESS will also include a Clinician Report to automatically alert clinicians of patients at risk of relapse and offer other information on how recovery is proceeding. The project has three specific aims: 1. Integrate A-CHESS with key features of ABCT to create PartnerCHESS to serve patients, partners, and clinicians. 2. Conduct a pilot test (a small randomized clinical trial) of PartnerCHESS to estimate effect size and refine the protocol, procedures, recruitment strategy, measurements, and operations for use in a large RCT. 3a. Decide whether to pursue an R01 application, and if so, 3b. plan for the R01.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients randomized to the PartnerCHESS group will receive all A-CHESS services plus the following services from ABCT: Urge discussion. Daily EMAs will track preconditions for relapse (urges), review urge reduction options on PartnerCHESS, and encourage discussions between partners on the causes of and ways to reduce urges. Homework checklist. Tracks which interventions the couple is using/practicing, along with resources to help. Relapse plan. Monitoring and reminders of steps planned for relapse prevention. Reminders. Reminders to notice something positive in partner, of reasons to stay sober, to take meds, etc. Trigger identification and removal. During set-up, patient and partner enter triggers. PartnerCHESS will quiz couples on upcoming trigger events and remind them of ways to address each.
A-CHESS control group