The influence of awareness of study design on alcohol consumption reports in healthy university students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Harmful drinking; The influence of research design on participant behaviour (the Hawthorne effect); Most effective way of debriefing trial participants; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000846022
• Lead Sponsor: A/Prof Kypros Kypri

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5853

Inclusion Criteria

English speaking university students over the age of 17 years

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported alcohol consumption measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT C)[1 month after exposure to experimental condition];Supplementary Trial: Trial of Ethical Debriefing<br>Numbers who click Protocol link (Groups A and B)[After completion of trial and analyses of results.];Supplementary Trial: Trial of Ethical Debriefing<br>Numbers who click Results link (Groups A and B)[Supplementary Trial: Trial of Ethical Debriefing<br>After completion of trial and analyses of results.];Supplementary Trial: Trial of Ethical Debriefing<br>Time spent on Results page (Groups A and B)[Supplementary Trial: Trial of Ethical Debriefing<br>After completion of trial and analyses of results.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
il[Nil];Supplementary Trial: Trial of Ethical Debriefing<br>Time spent on Debrief page (For Group B only)[Supplementary Trial: Trial of Ethical Debriefing<br>After completion of trial and analyses of results.]