title: ModerateDrinking.Com and moderation management: outcomes of a randomized clinical trial with non-dependent problem drinkers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based protocol, ModerateDrinking.com (MD; www.moderatedrinking.com) combined with use of the online resources of Moderation Management (MM; www.moderation.org) as opposed to the use of the online resources of MM alone.
  
  
  METHODS
  We randomly assigned 80 problem drinkers to either the experimental or control group with follow-ups at 3, 6, and 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-five participants (94%) had outcome data at 1 or more follow-up points, and 59 participants (73%) were assessed at all 3 follow-ups. Comparing baseline measures to the average outcomes at follow-ups indicated a significant overall reduction in both groups in alcohol-related problems and consumption variables. Compared with the control group, the experimental group had better outcomes on percent days abstinent. There was an interaction between intensity of drinking at baseline and treatment in determining outcomes assessing drinking. Less heavy drinkers in the experimental group had better outcomes on log mean blood alcohol content (BAC) per drinking day compared with the control group. Heavier drinkers did not differentially benefit from the MD program on this measure. Mixed model analyses in general corroborated these outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcome data provide partial evidence for the effectiveness of the MD web application combined with MM, compared with the effectiveness of the resources available online at MM by themselves.
authors.affiliation: Research Division, Behavior Therapy Associates, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112, USA. reidhester@behaviortherapy.com
authors.forename: Reid K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Hester
authors.forename: Harold D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Delaney
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome