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COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Alcohol (PIA) - A Natural History Study

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) · NCT04391816

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–100 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
1500
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 3, 2020
Record last updated
June 24, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

Background

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a pandemic infection called COVID-19. It is a global threat to people, communities, and health systems. Researchers are concerned about the mental health effects of the pandemic. They want to learn more about how it is affecting people s alcohol use and problems, and how it may continue to affect them over time.

Objective

To study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol use and consequences in individuals across the spectrum of alcohol use and those with alcohol use disorder.

Eligibility

Participants who have been screened under the NIAAA Screening, Assessment and Management Protocol (14-AA-0181)

Design

Participants will complete a baseline survey by phone. It will ask about alcohol use, alcohol dependence, and stress. It covers 2 time periods: the 12 months before the pandemic started and the time since it started.

Participants will get an ID code and a link to an online survey. They will complete the online survey within a week of the phone survey.

Participants will complete a series of online surveys over 24 months. For the first year, surveys will be completed weekly for the first 4 weeks, then biweekly for the next 8 weeks, and then every 1-2 months for the rest of the year. For the second year, surveys will be completed every 6 months. Surveys will cover the following topics:

  • Alcohol use and its consequences
  • Other substance use
  • Stress
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Pain
  • Physical health
  • Sleep
  • Quality of life.

Because the course of the pandemic may change, the frequency of the surveys may change.

Participation lasts 2 years.

Conditions: Alcohol Drinking; Alcohol-Related Disorders; Pandemic; Psychological Stress

Eligibility criteria

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  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Participants who have enrolled in the NIAAA Natural History Protocol (14-AA-0181) and completed screening and phenotyping assessments.
  • Willing and able to complete frequent (weekly to monthly) surveys either online or by phone.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

As this is a natural history protocol, there are no formal exclusionary criteria for this study. Participants who are determined by the interviewer to be uncooperative or unable to provide consent via telephone will not be enrolled into the study.

Recruiting US locations

  • NIAAA Section on Human Psychopharmacology

    Bethesda, MD 20892

    Site contact: Vijay Ramchandani, Ph.D. · 301-402-8527 · vijayr@mail.nih.gov

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Vijay A Ramchandani, Ph.D. · (301) 402-8527 · vijayr@mail.nih.gov
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