About this app
AlcoChange is a Digital therapeutic intended to reduce alcohol use and maintain abstinence in individuals with established alcohol-related liver disease (ArLD)
Description:
AlcoChange is a digital therapeutic designed to provide digital behaviour change interventions (DBCIs) for individuals with alcohol-related liver disease (ArLD). These DBCIs are based on the CyberLiver Behaviour Change (CBC) Model, which integrates multiple behaviour change principles into a model tailored for liver disease patients.
AlcoChange, as an adjunct to a contingency management system, is intended for patients 18 years of age and older who are currently enrolled in outpatient treatment under the supervision of a clinician. AlcoChange is indicated as a 90-day prescription-only treatment for patients with ArLD. AlcoChange is intended to increase abstinence and retention within the outpatient treatment program.
Setup drink-free goals
Behaviour change starts with setting up a goal, AlcoChange recommends you to set drink-free goals and facilitates action planning by recording your reasons to stay drink-free, triggers for drinking and personalising coping strategies that could help overcome the urge to drink. Goals are reviewed and reset throughout the therapy.
Personalised engagement & self-monitoring
Personalised engagement nudges facilitate recording abstinence or alcohol use or avert and manage alcohol cravings. You can also self-record your progress in the app and monitor your progress through the tools
Motivation and Self-efficacy
AlcoChange uses reinforcement and motivation techniques like empathy & normative feedback to encourage abstinence by using positive appreciation when you demonstrate abstinence and motivation when you desire to drink or after recording a drink.
Track your cravings and triggers.
Record cravings and triggers with just a tap, and get help to overcome the cravings using personalised options. This is used to better understand how you’re managing your cravings and how helpful the treatment is.
Social Support
The ability to reach out to support when you’re struggling to manage your cravings or alcohol use is just a click away in the app, which will connect you with your designated supportive contact (your family member or a friend) or additional support options like UK drink line or NHS alcohol support page.
Important Safety Information
Warnings: Do not use AlcoChange to communicate any urgent or emergent information to your clinician. AlcoChange does not include any features that can send emergency alerts or warnings to your clinician.
For urgent medical help, use the NHS 111 online service, or call 111, if you cannot get help online.
For life-threatening emergencies, call 999 for an ambulance. There is more information about getting medical help on the NHS website
AlcoChange is intended for patients whose primary language is English and who have access to an Android/iOS smartphone (please visit http://www.alcochange.com/compatibility to know if your phone is compatible with AlcoChange).
AlcoChange is intended only for patients who own a smartphone and are familiar with smartphone apps (applications). Requires access to an internet connection periodically (once 48 hours at least) to be able to upload data and effective use of the app.
AlcoChange is not intended as a stand-alone therapy for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease(ARLD). AlcoChange does not represent a substitution for a patient’s medication. Patients should continue to take their medications as directed by their healthcare provider.
The effectiveness of AlcoChange has been demonstrated in a Clinical Pilot Study where the data demonstrates ~60% dose-dependent reduction in alcohol use from baseline at 3 months amongst individuals with ARLD who were compliant with the AlcoChange app
Please see the Patient Brief Summary Instructions at www.clinicaltrial.alcochange.com
App Permissions
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
