YourCall Study: The effectiveness of text messaging to address hazardous drinking among trauma patients

Completed

• Conditions: Hazardous alcohol use; Injuries; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001220853
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 570

Inclusion Criteria

Admission for an injury-related cause to one of three trauma admitting hospitals in the Auckland Region
Competent to provide informed consent
Drink alcohol
Own/use a mobile phone, which is not shared with another person
Willing and able to read and send text message
Able to complete surveys in English
Are to be discharged to their home

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant
Visitor to New Zealand
Injury is self-harm

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in problem drinking at 3 months follow-up assessed using the AUDIT-C tool via mobile phone text messaging[3 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medically attended injuries obtained by probabilistic record linkage to national databases[12 months];Self-reported alcohol-related health and social harms obtained through an online self-completed questionnaire.[12 months]