Motivating Campus Change Study

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Drinking Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: Sequential Personalized Feedback Intervention Delivery; Behavioral: Simultaneous Personalized Feedback Intervention Delivery; Behavioral: Text Message Boosters

• Registration Number: NCT04030325
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

The study evaluates the relative merit of a multi-component PFI presented in the traditional simultaneous delivery (i.e., all components at once) versus a sequential format, wherein individual PFI components are delivered one at a time over several weeks to minimize time and attention demands for each component.

Detailed Description

This study builds upon the latest alcohol intervention literature to develop and test the next wave of personalized feedback interventions (PFIs) to address harmful alcohol use among college students. The purpose of this research is to determine optimal configuration of PFIs to take advantage of the clarity and initial impact of single-component PFIs and greater effect size and duration of personalized multi-component PFIs. The Investigators seek to increase and evaluate engagement with the PFI and text-message materials and boost innovation of both content and process of the intervention. In addition to PFI content and delivery, the investigators will use qualitative and quantitative methods to determine personal relevance of the chosen high-risk events among a sample of students who engage in heavy episodic drinking to better understand duration of PFI effects impacted by fluctuations in drinking associated with high-risk events. Prior interventions have targeted drinking in general or a single high-risk drinking event (e.g., Spring Break), but have not targeted both general and event-specific drinking together. These enhanced intervention effects, could have a significant impact on risks associated with college student drinking, and can be rapidly disseminated and implemented on campuses nationwide to address the public health problem posed by heavy episodic drinking among college students.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-06-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-22
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-23
• Study Start: 2019-11-06
• Primary Completion: 2024-09-30
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-12
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1012

Inclusion Criteria

• at least 1 heavy episodic drinking episode in the past month
• at least 3 negative alcohol related consequences on Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index/ Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test in the past 3 months for cohort 1
• at least 2 negative alcohol related consequences on Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index/ Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test in the past month for cohort 2 - 5
• Indicate they own a cell phone with text message capabilities and consent to receiving text messages

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Exclusion Criteria

• Doesn't meet inclusion criteria
• Unwillingness to participate
• Failure to provide consent
• Plan to travel internationally in the next 12 months (for intervention text purposes)

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sequential Post Feedback Information Delivery +Text Messages	Sequential Personalized Feedback Intervention Delivery	Participants receive the first component of their PFI immediately following Baseline and subsequently receive 1 component each week until they receive all 4 components. Participants will complete a Post Feedback Survey and a 3 week follow back and Knowledge assessment. Additionally, participants receive the Text Message Booster Component in the days before and during the high risk drinking event celebration(s).
Simultaneous Post Feedback Information Delivery +Text Messages	Simultaneous Personalized Feedback Intervention Delivery	Participants receive all 4 feedback components immediately after providing consent to the Pilot Feasibility Study following the Screening/Baseline Survey. Participants complete a brief 10 minute Post-Feedback Survey and a 3 Week Followup Survey to assess knowledge of the intervention feedback content. Additionally, participants receive the Text Message Booster Component in the days before and during the high risk drinking event celebration(s).
Sequential Post Feedback Information Delivery	Sequential Personalized Feedback Intervention Delivery	Participants receive the first component of their PFI immediately following Baseline and subsequently receive 1 component each week until they receive all 4 components. Participants will complete a Post Feedback Survey and a 3 week follow back and Knowledge assessment.
Simultaneous Post Feedback Information Delivery +Text Messages	Text Message Boosters	Participants receive all 4 feedback components immediately after providing consent to the Pilot Feasibility Study following the Screening/Baseline Survey. Participants complete a brief 10 minute Post-Feedback Survey and a 3 Week Followup Survey to assess knowledge of the intervention feedback content. Additionally, participants receive the Text Message Booster Component in the days before and during the high risk drinking event celebration(s).
Sequential Post Feedback Information Delivery +Text Messages	Text Message Boosters	Participants receive the first component of their PFI immediately following Baseline and subsequently receive 1 component each week until they receive all 4 components. Participants will complete a Post Feedback Survey and a 3 week follow back and Knowledge assessment. Additionally, participants receive the Text Message Booster Component in the days before and during the high risk drinking event celebration(s).
Simultaneous Post Feedback Information Delivery	Simultaneous Personalized Feedback Intervention Delivery	Participants receive all 4 feedback components immediately after providing consent to the Pilot Feasibility Study following the Screening/Baseline Survey. Participants complete a brief 10 minute Post-Feedback Survey and a 3 Week Followup Survey to assess knowledge of the intervention feedback content.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline Alcohol Use at 12 months	12 months of assessment	The second primary outcome of this program of research is to assess change in alcohol use from baseline to 12 months utilizing the Daily Drinking Questionnaire. The Daily Drinking Questionnaire assesses typical number of drinks on each of day of a typical week in the past month.; Participants are allowed to enter the number of drinks for each day of the week. Values for each day will be summed together to create a composite score of typical weekly drinking. Minimum value is zero (0) and there is no maximum for the scale. Data will be assessed for outliers.
Change from Baseline Alcohol Use at 18 months	18 months of assessment	The third primary outcome of this program of research is to assess change in alcohol use from baseline to 18 months utilizing the Daily Drinking Questionnaire. The Daily Drinking Questionnaire assesses typical number of drinks on each of day of a typical week in the past month.; Participants are allowed to enter the number of drinks for each day of the week. Values for each day will be summed together to create a composite score of typical weekly drinking. Minimum value is zero (0) and there is no maximum for the scale. Data will be assessed for outliers.
Change from Baseline Alcohol Use at 6 months	6 months of assessment	The first primary outcome of this program of research is to assess change in alcohol use from baseline to 6 months utilizing the Daily Drinking Questionnaire. The Daily Drinking Questionnaire assesses typical number of drinks on each of day of a typical week in the past month.; Participants are allowed to enter the number of drinks for each day of the week. Values for each day will be summed together to create a composite score of typical weekly drinking. Minimum value is zero (0) and there is no maximum for the scale. Data will be assessed for outliers.
Change from Baseline Alcohol Use at 24 months	24 months of assessment	The fourth primary outcome of this program of research is to assess change in alcohol use from baseline to 24 months utilizing the Daily Drinking Questionnaire. The Daily Drinking Questionnaire assesses typical number of drinks on each of day of a typical week in the past month.; Participants are allowed to enter the number of drinks for each day of the week. Values for each day will be summed together to create a composite score of typical weekly drinking. Minimum value is zero (0) and there is no maximum for the scale. Data will be assessed for outliers.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol Use on 4th of July	4 days	We will assess differences between arms on alcohol use during 4 days surrounding 4th of July
Alcohol Use on Halloween	4 days	We will assess differences between arms on alcohol use during 4 days surrounding Halloween
Alcohol Use on New Years Eve	2 days	We will assess differences between arms on alcohol use on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
Alcohol Use during Spring Break	10 days	We will assess differences between arms on alcohol use during the 10 days of Spring Break
Alcohol Use during Birthday	10 days	We will assess differences between arms on alcohol use during 10 days surrounding the participant's birthday

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States