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Mobile App for Alcohol Cessation in Alcohol-associated Liver Disease

This study is testing a mobile app called Connections App to help people with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) stop drinking alcohol. ALD is liver damage caused by long-term alcohol abuse. The Connections App provides community support, liver health self-care tips, coping skills, and strategies to stop drinking. Researchers want to see if using this app, along with your usual medical care, helps people with ALD abstain from alcohol more effectively than usual care alone. You could be eligible if you are 18 or older and have a diagnosis of ALD. The study plans to enroll 298 participants and will measure how many days participants abstain from alcohol and how many drinks they consume over 6 months. The study's status is currently unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional, randomized controlled trial. It will compare participants using the Connections App plus usual care to those receiving usual care alone, with 298 participants in total.
What's involved
Participants will be on study for up to 6 months. Data on alcohol abstinence and consumption will be collected monthly.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for up to 6 months, with data collected monthly.

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NCT06305624

Implementation of Mobile-based Programs for Alcohol Cessation in Treatment of Alcohol-associated Liver Disease

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
University of Wisconsin, Madison
~298 participants
Updated 2026-07-31 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Connections App

At a glance

Recruiting sites
3 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Days of Alcohol Abstinence in ALD Participants
Measured over data collected monthly, up to 6 months
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol-related Liver Disease

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Where it's being run

3 sites across 2 states
Wisconsin2
Michigan1

Study leadership

  • Andrew Quanbeck, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Who to contact

Jared P McDonald, MBA
[email protected]
608-263-4022
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Diagnosis of ALD (any stage)
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) encompasses a spectrum of hepatic injuries caused by long-term alcohol abuse. For this study, participants will have a diagnosis of ALD or evidence of the combination of liver disease and alcohol misuse in electronic health record.
Alcohol use within the last 6 months
Receiving care at UW or Henry Ford Health + MSU
Either the general hepatology clinic or the multidisciplinary ALD clinic
Able to read and write proficiently in English
Willing and able to use a smartphone app

Exclusion

Actively listed for liver transplant or history of liver transplant before being enrolled in the study. Participants added to a liver transplant list after being enrolled in the study will be allowed to continue their participation
In hospice care
Has severe cognitive impairment (as described in electronic health record including dementia, delirium, and/or unable to maintain cognitive alertness during screening--as determined by study staff.)

What this trial measures

  • Days of Alcohol Abstinence in ALD Participantsdata collected monthly, up to 6 months

    Alcohol consumption outcomes will be collected monthly and include whether or not alcohol was consumed on each of the past 30 days. Alcohol consumption outcomes will be compared between the usual care condition and the usual care plus the Connections app condition.

  • Number of Standard Drinks Consumed in ALD Participantsdata collected monthly, up to 6 months

    Alcohol consumption outcomes will be collected monthly and include whether or not alcohol was consumed on each of the past 30 days, if yes, participant's will also be asked the number of standard drinks for each day alcohol was consumed. Alcohol consumption outcomes will be compared between the usual care condition and the usual care plus the Connections app condition.