None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Identifying alcohol misuse early and delivering simple advice can be effective in moderating people’s drinking patterns and related harms such as injury. The evidence indicates that for every eight people who receive advice, one will reduce their drinking to low risk levels. The internet is becoming an increasingly recognised tool for delivering self-help materials. The project seeks to evaluate change in alcohol use and injury (self-reported) after participation in an internet delivered program compared with an information only control condition.
Interventions
SayWhen is a source of information, advice, brief intervention and referral options. The aim of the intervention is to reduce risky drinking. The site is self-guided with no interaction or assistance. Cognitive behavioural strategies are promoted to encourage healthy decisions around drinking. The site provides an opportunity to track drinking and encourages users to record and monitor their alcohol use. We recommend that participants access the site once per week with access to the website avai
SayWhen is a source of information, advice, brief intervention and referral options. The aim of the intervention is to reduce risky drinking. The site is self-guided with no interaction or assistance. Cognitive behavioural strategies are promoted to encourage healthy decisions around drinking. The site provides an opportunity to track drinking and encourages users to record and monitor their alcohol use. We recommend that participants access the site once per week with access to the website available for 3 months
Sponsors
Queensland University of Technology - Institute for Health & Biomedical Innovation
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
participant reports they drink alcohol on more than 4 occasions of 4 or more standard drinks in a session, not engaged in other concurrent treatment for alcohol use, Australian resident, English fluency
Exclusion criteria
children and young people, people who are highly dependent on medical care
Outcome results
None listed