The effect of question order on the outcomes in the core outcome set for brief alcohol interventions among online help-seekers

The effect of question order on the outcomes in the core outcome set for brief alcohol interventions among online help-seekers: a double-blind randomized factorial design trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17954645

Enrollment

5000

Registered

2020-08-05

Start date

2020-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-09-30

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Conditions

Prevention of harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption Mental and Behavioural Disorders Alcohol use, toxic effect of alcohol

Interventions

The ten COS outcomes will be divided into four clusters of questions: 1. Cluster 1: frequency of drinking, the typical number of drinks consumed on a drinking day, frequency of heavy episodic drinking

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Aged =18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. The ten outcomes of the COS as follows: 1.1. Frequency of drinking 1.2. Typical number of drinks consumed on a drinking day 1.3. Frequency of heavy episodic drinking 1.4. Combined consumption measure 1.5. Hazardous or harmful drinking 1.6. Standard drinks consumed in the past week 1.7. Alcohol-related problems or consequences 1.8. Alcohol-related injury 1.9. Use of emergency healthcare services 1.10. Quality of life Where 1.1 to 1.5 are measured using the WHO’s Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption (AUDIT-C) tool; 1.6 is measured by asking how many standard drinks were consumed each day of the last week; 1.7 is measured using the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP) using the last 3 months as the time frame; 1.8 is measured by asking a single question about injuries inflicted while drinking or being intoxicated; 1.9 is measured by a single question about the number of visits to an emergency room or urgent care treatment facility; and 1.10. is measured using PROMIS Global Health. 2. Proportion abandoning the questionnaire, measured using data collected by the survey platform	—

Measure

Time frame

1. The ten outcomes of the COS as follows: 1.1. Frequency of drinking 1.2. Typical number of drinks consumed on a drinking day 1.3. Frequency of heavy episodic drinking 1.4. Combined consumption measure 1.5. Hazardous or harmful drinking 1.6. Standard drinks consumed in the past week 1.7. Alcohol-related problems or consequences 1.8. Alcohol-related injury 1.9. Use of emergency healthcare services 1.10. Quality of life Where 1.1 to 1.5 are measured using the WHO’s Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption (AUDIT-C) tool; 1.6 is measured by asking how many standard drinks were consumed each day of the last week; 1.7 is measured using the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP) using the last 3 months as the time frame; 1.8 is measured by asking a single question about injuries inflicted while drinking or being intoxicated; 1.9 is measured by a single question about the number of visits to an emergency room or urgent care treatment facility; and 1.10. is measured using PROMIS Global Health. 2. Proportion abandoning the questionnaire, measured using data collected by the survey platform

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Proportion visiting provided links at the end of the questionnaire, measured using data collected by the survey platform 2. Time spent on the questionnaire among completers and among abandoners, measured by a timer that starts when the survey is opened and ends when it is completed or abandoned	—

Countries

Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026