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Daily diaries reveal how AA works to curb drinking

NCT ID NCT04618653

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of New Mexico Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at how Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helps people with alcohol use disorder reduce their drinking. Researchers tracked 192 adults daily for six months to see which AA activities—like building social support or spiritual practices—led to fewer drinking days. The goal was to understand the key steps in AA that help people stay sober, not to test a new treatment.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

192 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2021

Finished

Jun 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

community sample

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion criteria: 1. ADS score ≥ 8 (past 12 months) 2. alcohol use, past 4 months 3. attended ≥ 1 AA meeting, past three months 4. ≥ 18 years of age 5. speak and read English at the sixth grade level. Exclusion Criteria: 1. ≥ 4 months of continuous AA attendance (lifetime), with continuous defined as attending at least 1 AA meeting per week over a 4-month period 2. admitted into inpatient or outpatient substance abuse treatment in the prior 12 months (currently seeking treatment will not be a basis to exclude) 3. unable to provide the names of two locators 4. active psychosis or a condition impairing ability to provide informed consent 5. pending legal convictions involving ≥ 90-days incarceration 6. plans to relocate to another state 7. ≥ 3 formal treatment experiences (lifetime) for substance abuse 8. ≥ 12 months of continuous abstinence from alcohol (lifetime) initiated in response to perceived alcohol-related problems.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alcohol abuse

As listed by the trial registrant

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Alcohol use disorder (AUD)

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addictions (CASAA)

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States

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