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A Text Message Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults (TRAC)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2013 by University of Pittsburgh
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of Pittsburgh
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01688245
First received: September 14, 2012
Last updated: April 1, 2013
Last verified: April 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

Investigators aim to test the effectiveness of a text-message-based behaivoral intervention in reducing binge drinking among young adults.


Condition Intervention
Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol Intoxication
 Behavioral: SMS Assessments & Feedback
Behavioral: SMS Assessments

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: A Text Message Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Alcohol
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Pittsburgh:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Timeline Follow-back Procedure [ Time Frame: 30 Days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Injury Behavior Checklist [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 750
Study Start Date: November 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2014
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Control
No SMS dialog
Active Comparator: SMS Assessments
Weekly post-weekend drinking outcome assessments
 Behavioral: SMS Assessments
Weekly post-weekend drinking outcome assessments
Experimental: SMS Assessments & Feedback
Weekly pre-weekend drinking intention & post-weekend drinking outcome assessments with personalized feedback and harm-reduction support
 Behavioral: SMS Assessments & Feedback
Weekly pre-weekend drinking plan and post-weekend drinking outcome assessments with personlaized feedback

Detailed Description:

Alcohol consumption, especially in the form of heavy episodic drinking (bingeing), is common among young adults. Despite high rates of illness and injury associated with heavy episodic drinking, many young adults are not aware of the risks, few seek help for their drinking and many at-risk are not exposed to prevention-based intervention. Opportunistic screening in hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) tied to behavioral interventions has the potential to prevent future alcohol-related harm among young adults, but efficacy across outcomes has been mixed and large-scale implementation of prevention programs is low. Given the rapidly growing use of cell phone text-messaging (SMS) as a primary form of communication among young adults, SMS could be used to deliver health prevention interventions. We will recruit young adults identified in the ED with hazardous drinking behavior in a 3-arm randomized controlled trial to test the hypothesis that exposure to a 12-week SMS program will result in immediate (3-month) and lasting (6-, and 9-month) decreases in alcohol consumption.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 25 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • AUDIT-C score 3 or more for women and 4 or more for men

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current treatment for psychiatric disease
  • Any prior treatment for drug or alcohol use disorder
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01688245

Contacts
Contact: Brian Suffoletto, MD MS 412-647-1518 suffbp@upmc.edu

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy Hospital Recruiting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15221
Contact: Brian Suffoletto            
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Pittsburgh
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Brian P Suffoletto, MD MS University of Pittsburgh
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: University of Pittsburgh
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01688245     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: PRO12080344
Study First Received: September 14, 2012
Last Updated: April 1, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Pittsburgh:
young adults
alcohol consumption
mobile health
text message

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholic Intoxication
Drinking Behavior
 Alcohol-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013