A Text Message Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults (TRAC)

May 26, 2015 updated by: University of Pittsburgh
Investigators aim to test the effectiveness of a text-message-based behaivoral intervention in reducing binge drinking among young adults.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Alcohol consumption, especially in the form of heavy episodic drinking (bingeing), is common among young adults. Despite high rates of illness and injury associated with heavy episodic drinking, many young adults are not aware of the risks, few seek help for their drinking and many at-risk are not exposed to prevention-based intervention. Opportunistic screening in hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) tied to behavioral interventions has the potential to prevent future alcohol-related harm among young adults, but efficacy across outcomes has been mixed and large-scale implementation of prevention programs is low. Given the rapidly growing use of cell phone text-messaging (SMS) as a primary form of communication among young adults, SMS could be used to deliver health prevention interventions. We will recruit young adults identified in the ED with hazardous drinking behavior in a 3-arm randomized controlled trial to test the hypothesis that exposure to a 12-week SMS program will result in immediate (3-month) and lasting (6-, and 9-month) decreases in alcohol consumption.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

765

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15221
        • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 25 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • AUDIT-C score 3 or more for women and 4 or more for men

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current treatment for psychiatric disease
  • Any prior treatment for drug or alcohol use disorder

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
No SMS dialog
Active Comparator: SMS Assessments
Weekly post-weekend drinking outcome assessments
Behavioral: SMS Assessments
Weekly post-weekend drinking outcome assessments
Experimental: SMS Assessments & Feedback
Weekly pre-weekend drinking intention & post-weekend drinking outcome assessments with personalized feedback and harm-reduction support
Behavioral: SMS Assessments & Feedback
Weekly pre-weekend drinking plan and post-weekend drinking outcome assessments with personlaized feedback

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Timeline Follow-back Procedure
Time Frame: 30 Days
30 Days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Injury Behavior Checklist
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Brian P Suffoletto, MD MS, University of Pittsburgh

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 19, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 27, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • PRO12080344

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