Can a brief alcohol intervention improve mental health treatment?
NCT ID NCT07728968
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a model called 15-Mental, designed to help mental health staff identify and address mild-to-moderate alcohol problems in patients receiving outpatient psychiatric care. The approach combines screening, counseling techniques, and optional medication. Researchers will measure whether it reduces risky drinking and improves treatment adherence and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a behavioral intervention called 15-Mental that combines screening, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and optional medication
- What this could lead to
- If effective, 15-Mental could offer a practical way for mental health clinics to routinely address alcohol problems, potentially improving treatment outcomes and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 14 participants, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention may not reduce alcohol use or may be difficult for staff to implement consistently.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
STAFF - Inclusion criteria: * Employed at the Outpatient Mental Health Hospital in Odense (Lokalpsykiatri Odense) during the study period. * Has patient contact and is involved in patient care, either during intake/discharge, diagnostic investigation, and/or the patient's psychiatric treatment course at the hospital. STAFF - Exclusion criteria: • Junior doctors, interns, and students employed for less than 6 months at the Outpatient Mental Health Hospital in Odense (Lokalpsykiatri Odense). PATIENTS - Inclusion criteria: * Enrolled or discharged from treatment at the Outpatient Mental Health Hospital in Odense (Lokalpsykiatri Odense) during the study period. * ≥ 18 years old (the Outpatient Mental Health Hospital in Odense (Lokalpsykiatri Odense) only provides treatment for patients ≥ 18 years old). * For participants in qualitative interviews, patients are required to speak and understand either Danish or English to ensure informed consent to participate.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Unit for Clinical Alcohol Research, Research Unit of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital; University of Southern Denmark
Odense, Denmark
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