A Web Application to Reduce Heavy Drinking in First-time DWI Offenders

January 30, 2017 updated by: Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

58

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
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87112
        • Behavior Therapy Associates, LLC

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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)

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Treatment as usual
Behavioral: Treatment as usual
Experimental: Right Turns web application
Behavioral: Treatment as usual
Behavioral: Right Turns web application

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quantity/frequency of alcohol use: Form 90
Time Frame: 3 months
Quantity/frequency of drinking in previous 3 months
3 months
Inventory of Drug Use Consequences (InDuC)
Time Frame: 3 months
Quantity/frequency of alcohol and drug related problems in the previous 3 months
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Self-efficacy
Time Frame: at enrollment
The Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy scale measures one's confidence in remaining abstinent in various situations.
at enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Reid K Hester, Ph.D., Behavior Therapy Associates, LLC

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 24, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 25, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

February 26, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NIAAA 2R44020174

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