New program aims to boost alcohol treatment in mental health clinics
NCT ID NCT07053098
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program to help doctors in psychiatric clinics prescribe medications for alcohol use disorder to patients who also have serious mental illness. The program uses an external facilitator to work with clinic staff and overcome barriers to prescribing. The goal is to see if this approach increases the number of eligible patients who receive these medications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show a practical way to increase use of alcohol use disorder medications in psychiatric care, improving treatment access for patients with both mental illness and alcohol problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It focuses on changing doctor behavior, not directly testing a new drug or cure.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * For prescribers: working as a prescriber, non-prescribing clinician, or administrator at one of the three participating clinics. * For patients: has major mental illness (major depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, other psychotic disorders; posttraumatic stress disorder) * For patients: has Alcohol Use Disorder and is being treated in one of the three participating clinics. Exclusion Criteria: * For all: age is less than 18 years old * For all: not able to complete informed consent
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Maryland Baltimore
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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