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Trial reportBMC public health2022

Primary Outcome from a cluster-randomized trial of three formats for delivering Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) to the significant others of problem drinkers.

Rikke Hellum, Randi Bilberg, Kjeld Andersen, Gallus Bischof, Morten Hesse, Anette Søgaard Nielsen

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialPragmatic Clinical Trial
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Trial report in BMC public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03281057 (Community Reinforcement and Family Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03281057 nacompletednot on this map

Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT)

TypeinterventionalSponsorKjeld AndersenRan2018 to 2023Enrolled255ConditionsCRAFT, Concern Significant Others, Alcohol Use DisorderArmsCRAFT
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Rikke HellumThe Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research (UCAR), Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws vej 18, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
Randi BilbergThe Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research (UCAR), Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws vej 18, 5000, Odense C, Denmark. rbilberg@health.sdu.dk.
Kjeld AndersenPsychiatric Department, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Gallus BischofThe Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
Morten HesseCentre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Department of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, Aarhus University, Artillerivej 90, 2, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Anette Søgaard NielsenThe Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research (UCAR), Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws vej 18, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
University of Southern Denmark · DKAarhus University · DKRegion of Southern Denmark · DKUniversity of Lübeck · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommunity Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) is an intervention designed to help the concerned significant others (CSOs) of people with alcohol problems who are reluctant to seek treatment. It aims to improve the well-being of CSOs and teach them how to change their behavior in order to positively influence the "identified patient" (IP) to seek treatment.

methodsThe aim of the present pragmatic cluster-randomized trial was to compare the effectiveness of three formats for delivering CRAFT in real life settings: group sessions, individual sessions, and written material only (control group). Eighteen public treatment centers for alcohol use disorders were randomly assigned to deliver CRAFT in one of the three formats as part of their daily clinical routine. CSOs were recruited via pamphlets, general practitioners, and advertisements on social media. Trained clinicians delivered CRAFT in individual and group format, and self-administered CRAFT was limited to handing out a self-help book. The primary outcome was treatment engagement of the IP after three months.

resultsA total of 249 CSOs were found to be eligible and randomly assigned to receive CRAFT delivered in group, individual, or self-administered format. The three-month follow-up rate was 60%. At three months follow-up, 29% (n = 32) of the CSOs who received group/individual CRAFT reported that their IP had engaged in treatment. The corresponding rate for the CSOs who received self-administered CRAFT was lower (15%; n = 5) but did not differ significantly from the other group of CSOs (Odds ratio (OR) = 2.27 (95% CI: 0.80, 6.41)).

conclusionWe hypothesized that CSOs receiving CRAFT in a group format would improve the most, but although our findings pointed in this direction, the differences were not statistically significant.

trial registrationClinical trials.gov ID: NCT03281057 . Registration date:13/09/2017.

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AlcoholismFamily TherapyHumansMedical History TakingPatient Acceptance of Health CareReinforcement, PsychologyAlcohol treatmentAlcohol use disorderCommunity Reinforcement and Family TrainingConcerned significant othersCRAFTTreatment engagement

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PMID35538465
PMCPMC9087923
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