Pilot Study of Text Message Brief Interventions for Problem Drinkers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Dependence
• Interventions: Behavioral: Personalized feedback text messages; Behavioral: Consciousness raising text messages

• Registration Number: NCT01180829
• Lead Sponsor: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Brief Summary

This study will provide a pilot test of two different text message interventions for problem drinkers. Participants will be recruited using a general population telephone survey. Participants in a control group (who will not receive text messages) will be compared to participants who receive one of two different types of text message packages (12 text messages sent once per week in each) - a series of personalized feedback text messages or a series of consciousness raising test messages (i.e., messages that keep the thought of cutting down on their drinking in the participants' mind). Participants in the three different conditions will be followed-up in three months time to assess changes in drinking. It is predicted that participants who receive either of the text message packages will report reduced drinking as compared to those participants in the control condition who do not receive any text messages.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-08-11
• Study First Posted: 2010-08-12
• Study Start: 2010-10
• Primary Completion: 2012-01
• Study Completion: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 91

Inclusion Criteria

• Resident of Ontario
• 19 years of age or over
• Have consumed alcohol in the one month prior to the telephone survey.
• A score of 8 or over on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
• Are willing to participate in follow-up at three months

Exclusion Criteria

•None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Personalized feedback text messages	Personalized feedback text messages	A series of 12 text messages, each of which contains one personalized feedback item about the person's drinking
Consciousness raising text message	Consciousness raising text messages	A series of 12 text messages, each of which contains text designed to get the person to think about his or her drinking

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of drinks in a typical week	Three months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of consumption	Three months
usual number of drinks per occasion	Three months
Frequency of consuming 5 or more drinks on one occasion	three months
highest number of drinks on one occasion	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada