Evidence map›Paper›PMID 16150764›Full record

Trial reportBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2005

Effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems: findings of the randomised UK alcohol treatment trial (UKATT).

UKATT Research Team

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract readClinical TrialComparative StudyMulticenter Study
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In one paragraph

Trial report in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 74 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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74citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
10.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 342 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Motivational interviewing for substance use reduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  4. Motivational interviewing for substance abuse.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011
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  20. The role of the working alliance in treatment for alcohol problems.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2015
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14 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

UKATT Research Team

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the effectiveness of social behaviour and network therapy, a new treatment for alcohol problems, with that of the proved motivational enhancement therapy.

designPragmatic randomised trial.

settingSeven treatment sites around Birmingham, Cardiff, and Leeds.

participants742 clients with alcohol problems; 689 (93.0%) were interviewed at three months and 617 (83.2%) at 12 months.

interventionsSocial behaviour and network therapy and motivational enhancement therapy.

main outcome measuresChanges in alcohol consumption, alcohol dependence, and alcohol related problems over 12 months.

resultsBoth groups reported substantial reductions in alcohol consumption, dependence, and problems, and better mental health related quality of life over 12 months. Between groups we found only one significant difference in outcome, probably due to chance: the social network group showed significantly better physical health at three months. Non-significant differences at 12 months in the motivational group relative to the social network group included: the number of drinks consumed per drinking day had decreased by an extra 1.1 (95% confidence interval -1.0 to 3.2); scores on the Leeds dependence questionnaire had improved by an extra 0.6 (-0.7 to 2.0); scores on the alcohol problems questionnaire had improved by an extra 0.5 (-0.4 to 1.4); but the number of days abstinent from drinking had increased by 1.2% less (-4.5% to 6.9%).

conclusionThe novel social behaviour and network therapy for alcohol problems did not differ significantly in effectiveness from the proved motivational enhancement therapy.

Indexed as

MotivationSocial SupportAdultAlcoholismFemaleHumansMalePsychotherapyTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID16150764
PMCPMC1200586
OpenAlexW1749409329

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