Trial reportBMC medicine2023
Effect of provision of non-alcoholic beverages on alcohol consumption: a randomized controlled study.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Gender differences in changes in alcohol consumption achieved by free provision of non-alcoholic beverages: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Understanding purchasing patterns of alcoholic, alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks: A latent profile analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- First Survey of Non-Alcoholic Beer Labels by Producer Type.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Attitudes to Restrictions on the Promotion and Parental Supply of Zero Alcohol Products.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- 'Zero Alcohol Drinks Are Really Complex': Navigating Substitution and Addition Consumption Issues.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Regulation of Alcohol-Free and Low-Alcohol Drinks: Learning From a Comparative Analysis of Eight Countries.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Self-help group participation, avoidance of nonalcoholic beer, and nonsmoking independently predict better drinking outcomes in Japanese alcohol-dependent men.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Perinatal use of nonalcoholic beverages that mirror alcohol.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- Sociocultural correlates and epidemiological patterns of non-alcoholic beer consumption: a cross-sectional study in Poland.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Clinical Personality Patterns in Alcohol Use Disorder: A Study Focused on Sex Differences.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Non-alcoholic beer labeling in the United States.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Article
- Alcohol-free and low-strength drinks: friend or foe?Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2025Article
- Trends in use of alcohol-free or low alcohol drinks in attempts to reduce alcohol consumption in Great Britain, 2020-2024: a population-based study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Advising patients on the use of non-alcoholic beverages that mirror alcohol.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Non-alcoholic beverage consumption among US adults who consume alcohol.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2024Article
- Technological quality and fungal community of Kombucha fermented with hemp leaves and milky mushroom flour (PeerJ · 2024Article
- Key Terms and Concepts in Alcohol Use and Problems: A Critical Evaluation.Substance use : research and treatmentArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of alcohol-flavored beverages not containing alcohol (hereinafter referred to as non-alcoholic beverages) is recommended to reduce alcohol consumption. However, it is unclear if this reduces excessive drinking.
objectiveTo verify whether non-alcoholic beverages impact the alcohol consumption of excessive drinkers. STUDY
designSingle-center, open-label, randomized, parallel-group study.
methodsParticipants aged 20 years or older who were not diagnosed with alcoholism, who drank at least four times a week, and whose alcohol consumption on those days was at least 40 g in males and 20 g in females, were recruited. Participants were randomized into the intervention or control group by simple randomization using a random number table. In the intervention group, free non-alcoholic beverages were provided once every 4 weeks for 12 weeks (three times in total), and thereafter, the number of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages consumed were recorded for up to 20 weeks. The consumption of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages was calculated based on a drinking diary submitted with the previous 4 weeks of data. The primary endpoint was the change from baseline in total alcohol consumption during past 4 weeks at week 12. The participants were not blinded to group allocations.
resultsFifty-four participants (43.9%) were allocated to the intervention group and 69 (56.1%) to the control group. None of the participants in the intervention group dropped out, compared to two (1.6%) in the control group. The change in alcohol consumption was - 320.8 g (standard deviation [SD], 283.6) in the intervention group and - 76.9 g (SD, 272.6) in the control group at Week 12, indicating a significant difference (p < 0.001). Even at Week 20 (8 weeks after the completion of the intervention), the change was - 276.9 g (SD, 39.1) in the intervention group, which was significantly greater than - 126.1 g (SD, 41.3) in the control group (p < 0.001). The Spearman rank correlation coefficient between the change in non-alcoholic beverage consumption and alcohol consumption at Week 12 was significantly negative only in the intervention group (ρ = - 0.500, p < 0.001). There were no reports of adverse events during the study.
conclusionsProviding non-alcoholic beverages significantly reduced alcohol consumption, an effect that persisted for 8 weeks after the intervention.
trial registrationUMIN UMIN000047949. Registered 4 June 2022.
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