None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Proposed Research Design: We intend to pilot the app to establish its usability and possible effectiveness using an experimental design where 28 young adults are randomly assigned to one of two conditions. 1. Control: these participants use a restricted version of the app to self-monitor their drinking behaviour and related variables (e.g., mood, behaviour of others, etc.). 2. Intervention: in addition to self monitoring, these participants will receive harm minimisation strategies tailored to their goals and behaviours The intervention is delivered through participants’ mobile-phone devices. Kypri and colleagues (2003) found young adults as more receptive to engage with mobile phone interventions in comparison to web-based or one-on-one counselling sessions, as such, this design should minimise attrition rates.
Interventions
To examine the preliminary effectiveness of Minimise a randomised controlled trial design was employed.
The eligibility criteria for participants to engage in the study included; (a) being aged 18-35 years; (b) having access to a smartphone device with iOS functionality; (c) motivated to reduce alcohol use and (d) drinking alcohol at least once a week. If the individual met this eligibility they were randomised to receive either the intervention, Minimise smartphone app or the control, Instant
To examine the preliminary effectiveness of Minimise a randomised controlled trial design was employed. The eligibility criteria for participants to engage in the study included; (a) being aged 18-35 years; (b) having access to a smartphone device with iOS functionality; (c) motivated to reduce alcohol use and (d) drinking alcohol at least once a week. If the individual met this eligibility they were randomised to receive either the intervention, Minimise smartphone app or the control, InstantSurvey smartphone app for 28 days. At randomisation participants will be fully blinded to whether they have received the control or the intervention. Once participants have completed the follow up assessment they will be informed as to which group they were in and those in the control group will be offered the Minimise application. Using an online survey, assessments will be completed at baseline and immediately following the intervention. To assess the usability of Minimise six participants from the intervention arm who completed baseline and follow up will be interviewed regarding their experience of the Minimise app. *Please note - participants will be randomly assigned (through qualtrics) to either a baseline questionnaire that details the download of 'Instant Survey' or alternatively to 'Minimise'. 1. Control: these participants use a restricted version of the app, 'Instant Survey', to self-monitor - which involves participants reporting their affect, social context, plans and drinking behaviour in the mobile phone application. The self monitoring element of the application should take no more than one minute to complete. These participants will be prompted twice a day (morning and afternoon) to complete their assessment for 28 days. 2. Intervention: Participants in the intervention group will receive Minimise and will self monitor and receive harm minimisation strategies during episodes of drinking (e.g., substitute a glass of water for each alcoholic beverage) tailored to their goals (i.e., reduce alcohol quantity) and situational factors (i.e., affect, social context and plans for the evening). These participants will be prompted twice a day (morning and afternoon) to complete their assessment.
Sponsors
Deakin University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Access to a iOs mobile phone device 2. Consume alcohol at least once a week 3. Aged 18-35 4. Wanting to reduce drinking
Exclusion criteria
Individuals who are clinical-type drinkers
Outcome results
None listed