Talking it out: new study tests if coaching after detox keeps booze at bay
NCT ID NCT06618755
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether having regular motivational conversations after leaving the hospital for alcohol withdrawal can help people stay sober longer. About 104 adults who want to quit drinking completely will be split into two groups: one gets standard care, the other also gets a motivational talk every two weeks for four months. Researchers will track how many days each person stays alcohol-free over the next year.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 104 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * With alcohol use disorders defined by at least 2 DSM-V criteria for at least 12 months). * Being treated for withdrawal in hospital. * With a goal of complete abstinence. * With a means of communication (telephone). Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of understanding (written and spoken) of the French language. * Breach of HC withdrawal contract, following failure to comply with the rules of the addictology service and somatic complications of addiction. * Eviction from the department, discharge against medical advice during hospitalisation for withdrawal. * Proven cognitive problems compromising understanding of the implications of the study and the proposed follow-up. proposed follow-up. * Serious decompensated somatic pathology. * Non-membership or non-beneficiaries of a national health insurance scheme. * Person protected by law, under guardianship or curatorship. * Not having signed free and informed consent to participate in the research. * Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial.
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Locations
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Thomas RISDORFER DE ISSDENTZI
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 3400, France
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