CCAP

Coordinated Care for Alcohol Problems

Overview

The Coordinated Care for Alcohol Problems (CCAP) is an individually randomised controlled trial (RCT) in Goa, India, which aims to provide evidence for a scalable and consolidated care package for the entire spectrum of Alcohol Use Disorders. It will evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of CCAP, which will be delivered to adult men with drinking problems by trained non-specialist health workers at the primary care level. CCAP takes forwrd Sngath's seminal work in alcohol addiction by building on past projects i.e. AMBIT, PREMIUM & CONTAD.

Rationale

Problem drinking is a leading global risk factor for morbidity and premature mortality. Based on severity of drinking and associated harm, problem drinking can be categorised into harmful, hazardous and dependent level. In the past 2 decades, India has witnessed an unprecendented rise in alcohol consumption. The Indian public health system's response to the address the rising levels of problem drinking is insufficient with its predominant focus on funding treatment at tertiary health care level. Consequently, hazardous and harmful drinking, which are the most prevalent patterns of drinking in India, go undetected and untreated.

CCAP is an innovative package of treatments targeting all three levels of problem drinking at the primary care level.