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Reducing risky drinking in the general population of Sweden using an interactive mHealth interventio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Risky alcohol consumption among the general population of Sweden
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN48317451
Lead Sponsor
inköping University
Brief Summary

2019 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30998221 protocol (added 23/04/2019) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35578276/ (added 18/05/2022) 2024 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07855-3 a study within a digital alcohol intervention trial (added 04/01/2024) 2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00569-4 (added 10/01/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2129
Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 years of age or older
2. Ownership of a mobile phone
3. Classified as a risky drinker according to Swedish guidelines. Note there is no upper limit to alcohol consumption as an exclusion criterion, meaning the study population is anticipated to comprise both harmful and hazardous drinkers

Exclusion Criteria

1. Less than 18 years old
2. Does not own a mobile phone
3. Non-risky drinkers (according to Swedish guidelines)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hypothesis 1 and 2: Total weekly alcohol consumption and frequency of heavy episodic drinking, measured by self-reported at baseline and at 2 and 4 months after randomisation: Total weekly alcohol consumption: How many standard units of alcohol did you consume last week? (numerical measure); Frequency of heavy episodic drinking: How often, during the past month, have you consumed four/five (female/male) or more standard units on one occasion? (numerical measure)<br>Hypothesis 3 and 4: Enrolment rates from each study condition (Consent-1 and Consent-2) measured after the last participant has been randomised (i.e. at the latest at the end of the recruitment period); and recall of trial procedures measured through a series of questions at 2 months<br>Hypothesis 5: Rates of additional information being requested by pressing on the supplied hyperlink for the control setting, measured 4 months after the last participant has been randomised
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hypothesis 1 and 2: Classification as risky drinker according to Swedish guidelines based on the two primary alcohol-related outcome measures assessed at baseline and at 2 and 4 months
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