Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse Pilot Trial
- Conditions
- Alcohol Consumption
- Interventions
- Behavioral: ControlBehavioral: Goal Support (GS)Behavioral: Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS)
- Registration Number
- NCT05864235
- Lead Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Brief Summary
The primary aims of this project are to determine the feasibility and acceptability of recruiting and retaining young adult binge drinkers online and using text messaging to provide weekly Goal Support (GS) or weekly GS + Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS) on alcohol consumption. The secondary aims will determine effect sizes for GS and GS+CCPS groups relative to controls on alcohol consumption at 6- and 12-weeks to inform design of an adequately-powered trial.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
- English reader
- Owns a mobile phone with SMS
- Hazardous alcohol consumption as measured by: "How many times in the past year have you had X or more drinks in a day?", where X is 5 for men and 4 for women, and a response of 1 or greater is considered at-risk
- At least in contemplative stage of change for reducing alcohol consumption
- Currently enrolled or past enrollment in a 4-year college
- Pregnant or pregnancy plans in the next 3-months
- Current or planned treatment for alcohol or substance use disorder in next 3-months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Goal Support (GS) Goal Support (GS) Each week for 6-weeks, GS group participants will compete identical weekly text message assessments to the control group and receive further prompts and tailored feedback and support focused on weekly drinking limit goal commitment \& confidence assessments and subsequently receive tailored feedback on goal success to either bolster future goal striving or reframe goal failure. GS + Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS) Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS) Each week for 6-weeks, CCPS group participants will compete identical weekly text message assessments and feedback to GS plus additionally will receive weekly motivation and strategies to enlist peer support during drinking episodes. Control Control Each week for 6-weeks, control group participants will receive the following weekly text message assessments (without receiving any feedback or support): (1) Thursdays (3pm): weekend plans to drink and desire to get drunk; (2) Sundays (12pm): most drinks consumed on any weekend day and peer pressure to drink. GS + Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS) Control Each week for 6-weeks, CCPS group participants will compete identical weekly text message assessments and feedback to GS plus additionally will receive weekly motivation and strategies to enlist peer support during drinking episodes. Goal Support (GS) Control Each week for 6-weeks, GS group participants will compete identical weekly text message assessments to the control group and receive further prompts and tailored feedback and support focused on weekly drinking limit goal commitment \& confidence assessments and subsequently receive tailored feedback on goal success to either bolster future goal striving or reframe goal failure. GS + Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS) Goal Support (GS) Each week for 6-weeks, CCPS group participants will compete identical weekly text message assessments and feedback to GS plus additionally will receive weekly motivation and strategies to enlist peer support during drinking episodes.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The % of participants who at least agree that the SMS program helped them reduce their drinking 12 weeks A single question with response options: completely disagree to completely agree
The % of people screened to participants enrolled 2 months Online recruitment efficiency
The % of participants who complete both 6- and 12-week web-based assessments 12 weeks Follow-up completion
The % of SMS queries with valid responses 6 weeks Response rates to SMS queries
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method # Alcohol negative consequences 6-weeks B-YAACQ: 24 yes/no questions
# Binge drinking days 6-weeks Count of binge drinking days using TLFB 30-day calendar
Binge drinking days 12-weeks Count of binge drinking days using TLFB 30-day calendar
Alcohol negative consequences 12-weeks B-YAACQ: 24 yes/no questions
Drinks per drinking day 12-weeks Mean drinks per drinking day using TLFB 30-day calendar
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Stanford University
🇺🇸Palo Alto, California, United States