Clinical Trial

A Peer Recovery Coaching Intervention for Hospitalized Alcohol Use Disorder Patients

Study acronym: RC-Link
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Summary
The project objective is to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of a peer recovery coaching intervention (called RC-Link) in patients hospitalized with medical complications from alcohol use on recovery outcomes guided by the new NIAAA definition of recovery, examine mechanisms of heavy drinking using daily ecological momentary assessment (EMA), and determine the program's cost-effectiveness using an randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. The primary outcomes are frequency of heavy drinking, biopsychosocial functioning, and remission from AUD.
Protocol Amendment History 2 amendments
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Trial Details
NCT Number NCT06479681
Lead Sponsor Clemson University
Collaborators: Prisma Health-Upstate, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Conditions Alcohol Use Disorder
Enrollment 750 participants
Start Date 2024-04-25
Primary Completion 2028-02-01 (estimated)
Study Completion 2028-06-02 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-08-27