Increasing Effectiveness of an Alcohol Use Reduction Exercise Using Self-Talk Videos

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Heavy Drinking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Interview with Self-Talk Video; Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing

• Registration Number: NCT06593483
• Lead Sponsor: Wayne State University

Brief Summary

The goal of the current study is to develop and test an innovative, low-burden method of post-intervention contact that is based on principles of motivational interviewing and the elicitation of change talk. Participants will be randomly assigned to an assessment only control group, a standard BMI group or a BMI + video group. Participants in the BMI and BMI + video groups will complete a semi-structured, motivational intervention. Following the intervention, participants in the BMI + video group will be asked to create a personalized video in which they speak to their future self and describe their reasons for wanting to reduce their alcohol use and their commitment to change. Doctoral level psychology graduate students will assist participants in idea generation and creation of the post-intervention video. Video group participants will then be sent their personalized videos 21 days after the baseline session, a time when motivation to reduce drinking often begins to wane. It is hypothesized that participants in the BMI + video group will rate the video exercise as helpful, encouraging, and easy to complete. It is further hypothesized that, over the 6-week intervention period, (1) participants in the BMI + video group will reduce their alcohol use more than those in the standard BMI and control groups and (2) participants in the standard BMI group will reduce their alcohol use more than those in the control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-15
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-19
• Primary Completion: 2025-04
• Study Completion: 2026-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Meets National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism criteria for heavy drinking
• 18 year or older
• Accessibility to internet and laptop with camera and microphone

Exclusion Criteria

• Failure to meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Motivational Interview Plus Video	Motivational Interview with Self-Talk Video	-
Motivational Interview Only	Motivational Interviewing	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol Consumption	6 weeks post intervention
Motivation to Change Rating Scale	6 weeks post intervention	This outcome measure asks: On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to reduce your drinking over the next week, month, and year. In this scale 1 represents not at all likely and 5 represents extremely likely.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rating Scales Assessing Satisfaction with the Intervention	6 weeks post intervention	This outcome measure asks participants to rate their experience with the intervention on a number of dimensions (e.g. empathic, personalized). Additionally, video participants are asked to rate the extent to which they experienced different emotions (e.g. anger, proudness) while watching their video recording. Responses range from not at all to extremely.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wayne State University; 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States