Alcohol Abstinence, Driving Under the Influence, Driving While Intoxicated, Heavy Drinking
Conditions
Keywords
web application, DWI intervention, DUI intervention, Experimental group: Right Turns + treatment as usual, Control group: Treatment as usual
Brief summary
The overall objective of this project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a web application for first-time DWI offenders that will provide them with an age-appropriate brief motivational intervention (BMI) to motivate them to reduce their drinking and a cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) for to help them achieve and maintain abstinence. The goal is to reduce heavy drinking and consequently the risk for future drunk driving. The specific objectives of this Phase II are: * Completing the development of the Right Turns prototype based on feedback from the Phase I pilot study participants. This includes: providing more structure and guidance as participants work in the Tool Box section of the program; simplifying the content of the Tool Box; further R&D in the text messaging feature for 2nd and 3rd tier cellular providers; implement a customized pdf report function for progress reports from the program to users' probation officers (under control of the user); developing a follow-up component and outcome reports; and revising the videos in the Tool Box to reflect greater diversity and a younger population of drinkers. * Conducting a randomized clinical trial of the program with first time DWI/DUI offenders who are recruited locally, collecting follow-up data, analyzing the data, and reporting the results.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALRight Turns web application
BEHAVIORALTreatment as usual
Sponsors
Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* be a first-time DWI offender * have a 5th grade reading level * has a computer with Internet access at home * own a cell phone with text messaging
Exclusion criteria
* age less than 18 * recent history of uncontrolled psychotic or bipolar behavior * evidence of significant cognitive impairment from brain dysfunction (e.g., head injury)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity/frequency of alcohol use: Form 90 | 3 months | Quantity/frequency of drinking in previous 3 months |
| Inventory of Drug Use Consequences (InDuC) | 3 months | Quantity/frequency of alcohol and drug related problems in the previous 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-efficacy | at enrollment | The Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy scale measures one's confidence in remaining abstinent in various situations. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed