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ESAS: Electronic study on alcohol among students

Smartphone-based secondary prevention intervention for students with unhealthy alcohol use: qualitative study and randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN10007691
Enrollment
1696
Registered
2019-12-05
Start date
2021-04-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Unhealthy alcohol use Mental and Behavioural Disorders Unhealthy alcohol use

Interventions

Qualitative study: a member of the target population (i.e. fulfilling the randomized trial inclusion criteria) will be recruited to download and test a prototype of the smartphone-based intervention.

Sponsors

Lausanne University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Registered student at one of the participating Schools/Universities (French part of Switzerland) 2. Age 18 years and over 3. Positive screen for unhealthy alcohol use 4. Smartphone ownership 5. Willingness to complete follow-up assessments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Students who participated in the development of the smartphone application

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean number of drinks per week over the past 30 days (electronic self-report), measured at 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
All electronic self-report, measured at 6 months: 1. Number of heavy drinking days over the past 30 days 2. Additional outcomes will be: maximum number of drinks on any day over the past 30 days, alcohol related consequences (measured with the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP-2R), and academic performance

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026