Alcohol Brief Intervention Plus Personalized Mobile Chat-based Intervention for High-risk Drinking University Students

September 24, 2019 updated by: Dr. Wang Man-Ping, The University of Hong Kong

A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of Alcohol Brief Intervention Plus Personalized Mobile Chat-based Intervention to Reduce High-risk Drinking Among University Students in Hong Kong

The aims of this pilot study are:

  1. To examine the factors associated with alcohol drinking and alcohol use disorder
  2. To examine the effect of face-to-face alcohol brief intervention on drinking reduction
  3. To examine the effect of a continuous interactive chat-based intervention via "WhatsApp" on drinking reduction
  4. To explore the perception of face-to-face alcohol brief intervention
  5. To explore the perception of continuous interactive chat-based intervention via instant messaging mobile application "WhatsApp"

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

According to the Department of Health, majority of people in Hong Kong started to develop drinking habit at 18-21 years of age in 2014/2015. Amongst them, 16.8% had scored higher than 3 in the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for Consumption (AUDIT-C) (an abbreviated version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, or AUDIT, designed by the World Health Organization(WHO)), while 3.5% had even scored 8 or above in the test. With higher prevalence to begin drinking within 18 and 23 years old, university students could have established higher tendency of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence as compared with other age groups. Therefore, early interventions such as the evidence-based Alcohol Brief Intervention (ABI) suggested by the WHO are particularly needed to target university drinkers who are 5% more likely to develop higher frequency of drinking in later of their lives compared with other age groups.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

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

  • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 000000
        • School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

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 26 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Hong Kong resident aged 18 to 26 inclusive
  • Scored 5-19 inclusive in the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)
  • Able to communicate in Chinese and read Chinese
  • Using a phone with instant messaging mobile application "WhatsApp" installed for communication

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students with communication barrier (either physically or cognitively)
  • Currently participating in other alcohol treatment services or clinics.

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
Experimental: Intervention group
Alcohol brief intervention+mobile chat-based instant messages
Behavioral: Mobile chat-based instant messages
Subjects in the active arm study will receive continuous interactive chat-based intervention as an extension of alcohol brief intervention at baseline. The interactive mobile chat will be carried out on Friday night and Saturday before and during the period of "happy hour" and ask for drinking and giving personalized advises on drinking reduction using behavioral change techniques.
Behavioral: Alcohol brief intervention
Those in the control arm will be assigned to only receive the face-to-face ABI. The ABI consists of: (1) giving feedback and information about the screening result in phase I and hazard of drinking; (2) emphasizing the benefits of reduce drinking and informing about alcohol problems; (3) setting goal on reducing alcohol consumption; (4) reviewing advice and ;(5) giving encouragement.
Other Names:
  • ABI
Active Comparator: control group
Alcohol brief intervention
Behavioral: Alcohol brief intervention
Those in the control arm will be assigned to only receive the face-to-face ABI. The ABI consists of: (1) giving feedback and information about the screening result in phase I and hazard of drinking; (2) emphasizing the benefits of reduce drinking and informing about alcohol problems; (3) setting goal on reducing alcohol consumption; (4) reviewing advice and ;(5) giving encouragement.
Other Names:
  • ABI

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in AUDIT score
Time Frame: 2 weeks after baseline
Assessed by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (ranged 0-40 with higher score indicating problematic alcohol use)
2 weeks after baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in number of standard drinks
Time Frame: 2 weeks after baseline
Defined by either increase or decrease in standard drinks number
2 weeks after baseline
Attempt to reduce drinking
Time Frame: 2 weeks after baseline
Have tried to reduce drinking either successful or not
2 weeks after baseline
Change in confidence to reduce drinking
Time Frame: 2 weeks after baseline
Defined by either increase or decrease confidence in reduce drinking
2 weeks after baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

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)

October 8, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 4, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

January 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 16, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 25, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2019

Last Verified

September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pilot alcohol study (Unists)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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