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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/081635 [Registered on: 04/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Preventive
Screening
Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Problematic Internet Use: A Clinical Trial 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of brief intervention on patients with alcohol use with problematic internet use compared to treatment as usual- A randomized controlled trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Shahla  
Designation  Academic junior resident psychiatry 
Affiliation  AIIMS Gorakhpur 
Address  Room no 231 Department of Psychiatry AIIMS Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur
UTTAR PRADESH
273008
India 
Phone  00917306707031  
Fax    
Email  shahlasubair123@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Richa Tripathi 
Designation  Associate professor , Dept of Psychiatry , AIIMS Gorakhpur 
Affiliation  AIIMS Gorakhpur 
Address  Room No 233 Dept of Psychiatry AIIMS Gorakhpur
AIIMS Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
UTTAR PRADESH
273008
India 
Phone  09999457412  
Fax    
Email  drricha12@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Richa Tripathi 
Designation  Associate professor , Dept of Psychiatry 
Affiliation  AIIMS Gorakhpur 
Address  Room No 233 Dept of psychiatry AIMS Gorakhpur
Dept of Psychiatry AIIMS Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
UTTAR PRADESH
273008
India 
Phone  09999457412  
Fax    
Email  drricha12@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh , India pin code : 273008  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  All India Institute of Medical Science Gorakhpur 
Address  AIIMS Kunraghat , Gorakhpur Uttar pradesh , India pin code :273008 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Shahla  AIIMS Gorakhpur  Room No 233 Dept of Psychiatry AIIMS Gorakhpur AIIMS Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
UTTAR PRADESH 
07306707031

shahlasubair123@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F109||Alcohol use, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Brief Intervention  Brief intervention over course of 3 brief counselling session of 5-30 mins each 
Comparator Agent  Treatment as usual  Pharmacological and Non pharmacological intervention as usual  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Male 
Details  patients with alcohol use disorder of any severity as per DSM 5and problematic internet use defined as a score of more than 22 on PIUQ 9 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  patients with history of any other substance use in moderate to high ASSIST risk category except nicotine
No alcohol use in past 12 months
Any acute conditions hampering clinical interview
Diagnosis of Psychosis currently or in past
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate effectiveness of motivational interviewing based brief intervention in reducing alcohol use and problematic internet use in patients with alcohol use compared to treatment as usual  4 times
1)on day of screening
2)after 14 days
3)after 60 days
4)after 90 days  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To observe prevalence of problematic internet use in alcohol use disorder
To observe correlates of problematic internet use in patients with alcohol use disorder
to observe agebased differences in alcohol use and problematic internet use in patients with alcohol use disorder 
4 times 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/03/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   The study is a longitudinal study with two arms.The intervention arm will consist of brief intervention and routine pharmacological management (treatment as usual ).The control arm will consist of non structured counselling and routine pharmacological management (treatment as usual ).There will be three sessions of brief intervention at baseline , day 14 and day 30 .participant will be evaluated at day 60 and day 90 by an independent assessor who will be blinded about intervention and control group 
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