BLEND-A: blending internet treatment into conventional face-to-face treatment for alcohol use disorder - a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A major challenge to psychological treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) is patient non-compliance. A promising new treatment approach that is hypothesized to increase patient compliance is blended treatment, consisting of face-to-face contact with a therapist combined with modules delivered over the internet within the same protocol. While this treatment concept has been developed and proven effective for a variety of mental disorders, it has not yet been examined for AUD.

Aims

The study described in this protocol aims to examine and evaluate patient compliance with blended AUD treatment as well as the clinical and cost effectiveness of such treatment compared to face-to-face treatment only.

Methods

The study design is a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster

SUBMITTER: Mellentin AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7937233 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature