Alcohol & Nicotinepreliminary · human dataDiscovery of the day
In a feasibility trial of 160 adults with lifetime alcohol use disorder who were not seeking treatment, those randomised to a computer-delivered CBT programme reduced their percentage of drinking days faster and were significantly less likely to report any heavy drinking day at one-month follow-up than an assessment-only control group.
- Study design
- RCT
- Journal
- Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken)
- Evidence
- preliminary
What it shows: One feasibility trial, N=160 community volunteers recruited online in the US (68.1% female, mean age 42.6, range 19-76), randomised 3:1 with an assessment-only comparison rather than an active control; all drinking outcomes were self-reported and follow-up stopped at one month.RCT · Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken)
Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Reduces Heavy Drinking Among a Non-Treatment Sample of People With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Feasibility Trial With CBT4CBT. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) 2026Read the study →