Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use, Drinking Behavior
Conditions
Brief summary
This is the first stage of a three-stage, NIH-funded study to develop and test initially a multi-modal intervention concerning blood/breath alcohol concentration for young adults. The multimodal intervention will be made up of brief telehealth counseling and psychoeducation and use of three mobile technologies to facilitate moderate drinking. In the first stage of the study, we will conduct formative research to obtain input from the study population, test initially the telehealth version of the brief counseling and psychoeducation and to develop a simple, "low tech" approach to coaching participants to use the three mobile technologies in typical drinking situations. Participation will last approximately one month.
Interventions
Participants will be asked to use the three mobile technologies as they choose while drinking for a two-week period.
Brief 25/30-minute motivational interview and psychoeducation on blood/breath alcohol concentration that includes both personalized and standardized information.
BEHAVIORALLower tech facilitation
Study staff will review instructions for technology use closely with participants and guide them in use of existing phone technologies as reminders for use of the three moderate drinking technologies during drinking situations.
Sponsors
Northeastern University
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Be between the ages of 18-25 * Be able to read English and complete study evaluations * At least occasional heavy episodic drinking (i.e., 4 or more drinks for women and 5 or more drinks for men) over the prior 30 days * Frequent consumption of at least one alcoholic drink during a minimum of 12 days out of the prior 30 so that subjects will have multiple opportunities to use the moderate drinking technologies during the intervention period.
Exclusion criteria
* Severe substance use disorder * Be psychotic or otherwise severely psychiatrically disabled * Report a history of a medical condition that would contraindicate the consumption of alcohol (e.g., liver disease, cardiac abnormality, pancreatitis, diabetes, neurological problems, and gastrointestinal disorders)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Technology utilization | Across the field testing period, 2 weeks | Percentage of reported drinking days on which one reports that moderate drinking technology use has occurred |
| Acceptability | At the end of the field testing period, 2 weeks | Score on acceptability subscale of Modified System Usability Scale |
| Usability | At the end of the field testing period, 2 weeks | Score on acceptability subscale of Modified System Usability Scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drinks per drinking day | Across the field testing period, 2 weeks | Number of drinks per day during field testing period |
| Estimated blood alcohol content | Across the field testing period, 2 weeks | Average estimated blood alcohol content reached on drinking days |
| Negative consquences | At the end of the field testing period, 2 weeks | Score on the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRobert F Leeman, PhD.
Northeastern University
Outcome results
None listed