Can a computer program help people with both anxiety and alcohol problems?
NCT ID NCT05117255
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether a computer-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program can help people who have both an anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder. The program teaches skills like breathing control and problem solving to break the cycle of negative feelings and drinking. Researchers will enroll 256 adults in a residential addiction treatment program to see if the online version works as well as the therapist-delivered version.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered via computer program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an inexpensive, widely accessible online treatment for people with both anxiety and alcohol use problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial testing a computer version of a therapy that already works with a therapist. The computer version may not be as effective, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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 256 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * current (past 30 days) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PD/Ag), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) or social anxiety disorder (SAD) * receiving treatment primarily for alcohol (vs. drug) dependence * ability to provide informed consent * a minimum of an eighth grade English reading level * status as a residential patient in the Lodging Plus (LP) addiction treatment program * sufficient time left in their residential LP care to complete the study protocol through the post-treatment assessment Exclusion Criteria: * cognitive or medical impairments that prohibit study participation as determined by study PI * serious suicide risk determined by study PI * court-ordered treatment. (The exclusion is based on its classification as a "vulnerable" population.) * Self-reported past participation in a Kushner intervention study while in Lodging Plus
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Lodging Plus Program, Fairview Hospital
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States
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