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Integrated Digital Health Approach to Reduce Hazardous Alcohol Use and Chronic Pain Among Rural Populations

31 août 2026 mis à jour par: Tibor Palfai, Boston University Charles River Campus

Alcohol Use and Pain in Rural Populations

The current proposal seeks to test the benefit of a brief intervention combined with a digital program delivered though a smartphone app for reducing chronic pain and hazardous drinking among those in rural settings. Participants are recruited through social media and complete an online pre-screener and telephone screener to determine eligibility. All subsequent study assessment procedures are conducted through videoconferencing online. Participants complete 3 assessments over the course of 8 months. Following the first (baseline assessment) participants are randomized to either the INTERVENTION (INTV) or a treatment-as-usual CONTROL (CTL) condition. Those in the INTV condition meet with a health counselor for up to 50 minutes and then complete an 8-week smartphone-based intervention with weekly SMS based brief coaching. This in the CTL group meet with the health counselor only. Participants complete additional assessments at 3-months and 8-months post -baseline. Measures of alcohol use and pain are assessed after the intervention at 3 months and at the final outcome period at 8-months post-baseline.

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Pas encore de recrutement

Les conditions

Intervention / Traitement

Description détaillée

The current proposal represents an extension of previous research on the use of a smartphone-based intervention to reduce chronic pain and hazardous drinking among those in rural settings. The study is a randomized controlled trial that tests the efficacy of digital intervention for reducing pain intensity and interference and the quantity of alcohol consumption. Participants are recruited through social media and complete an online pre-screener to determine eligibility. This is followed by a telephone screener to confirm eligibility before scheduling baseline. All subsequent study assessment procedures are conducted through videoconferencing online. Following baseline assessment guided by an RA, participants are randomized to the INTERVENTION (INTV) or a treatment-as-usual CONTROL (CTL). Those in the INTV condition meet with a health counselor for up to 50 minutes and then complete an 8-week smartphone-based intervention with weekly SMS based brief coaching. This in the CTL group meet with the health counselor only. Participants complete additional assessments at 3-months and 8-months post -baseline. The 8-month assessment is the primary timepoint and assesses pain experience and alcohol use as measured by self-report and phosphatidylethanol (PEth) from a participant administered, RA supervised, finger stick. It is hypothesized that those in the INTV condition will show lower ratings of pain and less alcohol consumption at 8-months post-baseline.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Estimé)

260

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Coordonnées de l'étude

  • Nom: Tibor P Palfai, PhD
  • Numéro de téléphone: 617-353-9345
  • E-mail: palfai@bu.edu

Sauvegarde des contacts de l'étude

Lieux d'étude

  • États-Unis
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, États-Unis, 02215
        • Boston University
        • Contact:
          • Tibor Palfai, PhD
          • Numéro de téléphone: 617-353-9345
          • E-mail: palfai@bu.edu
        • Contact:
          • Sarah Fraher, BA
          • Numéro de téléphone: 617353-0962
          • E-mail: sfraher@bu.edu
        • Chercheur principal:
          • Tibor Palfai, PhD

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

  • Adulte
  • Adulte plus âgé

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

La description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Reside in a US rural area (non-metropolitan country) as defined by the Rural-Urban Commuting Codes from US Dept. of Agriculture
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Engage in hazardous drinking (either by exceeding weekly NIAAA guidelines of 7 standard drinks for women [>7] and those > 65 and older or 14 for men [>14] <65, and/or having at least one heavy drinking episode in the past month as measured by >3 drinks for women and those > 65 and >4 drinks for men < 65), - - Experience chronic pain (at least 3 months in duration) of at least moderate severity (4 or greater on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale)
  • Fluent in English
  • Use of a personal smartphone
  • Able to provide the name and contact information for one or more individuals who may be contacted in case the participant cannot be reached at follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders
  • Prior history of serious alcohol-related withdrawal symptoms (i.e., withdrawal-related seizures or delirium tremens)
  • Current psychological/behavioral treatment for alcohol use disorder
  • Current psychological/behavioral treatment for chronic pain
  • Cancer-related pain
  • Intent to have surgery for a pain-related condition in the next 8-months
  • If using psychoactive medications for pain management or alcohol use must be using a stable medication dose (same dose for at least 2 months).

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Traitement
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
  • Masquage: Seul

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Comparateur actif: Control (CTL) arm refers to a treatment-as-usual condition.
Participants in the CTL condition receive psychoeducation about pain and alcohol and referral resources should they wish to obtain additional treatment from a health counselor
Comportemental: Control Intervention
Participants are provided with psychoeducation about the reciprocal influences of hazardous drinking and chronic pain and their joint effects on health outcomes. In addition, they are provided with information about free web-based national resources should they wish to receive more information or additional help with pain or drinking
Expérimental: Intervention (INTV)
The Intervention (INTV) condition consists of a brief intervention with a health counselor followed by an 8-week smartphone-based program to provide cognitive behavioral and self-management skills to reduce hazardous drinking and chronic pain
Comportemental: Mobile Intervention for Alcohol and Pain
The Intervention (INTV) is a brief motivational intervention with a health counselor followed by an 8-week smartphone-based program in which participants are provided with cognitive behavioral and self-management skills to reduce hazardous drinking and chronic pain. They practice skills using the app and have weekly contact with the health counselor through instant messaging

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Pain, Enjoyment of Life, and General Activity Scale (PEG)
Délai: rating in the past week taken at (1) Baseline (2) 12-weeks post baseline, (3) 32-weeks post baseline. Note that 12-week and 32-week measures have up to 1 month window [i.e., 1 month post scheduled date for assessment] for completion
3-item, 0-10 numerical scale measure of pain
rating in the past week taken at (1) Baseline (2) 12-weeks post baseline, (3) 32-weeks post baseline. Note that 12-week and 32-week measures have up to 1 month window [i.e., 1 month post scheduled date for assessment] for completion
Average number of alcohol-containing drinks consumed per week: Time-Line Followback-30
Délai: past 30 day drinking report taken at (1) Baseline (2) 12-weeks post baseline, (3) 32-weeks post baseline. Note that 12-week and 32-week measures have up to 1 month window [i.e., 1 month post scheduled date for assessment] for completion
Calendar-based measure of alcohol consumption in the past 30 days
past 30 day drinking report taken at (1) Baseline (2) 12-weeks post baseline, (3) 32-weeks post baseline. Note that 12-week and 32-week measures have up to 1 month window [i.e., 1 month post scheduled date for assessment] for completion
Number of heavy drinking days in past month: Time-Line Followback-30 [TLFB-30]
Délai: number of days in the past 30. drinking report taken at (1) Baseline (2) 12-weeks post baseline, (3) 32-weeks post baseline.. Note that 12-week and 32-week measures have up to 1 month window [i.e., 1 month post scheduled date for assessment] for comple
From the TLFB-30, the number of days in the past month in which a participant engaged in heavy drinking [defined as 4+ for women and 5+ for men], 4 or more for those 65 and over.
number of days in the past 30. drinking report taken at (1) Baseline (2) 12-weeks post baseline, (3) 32-weeks post baseline.. Note that 12-week and 32-week measures have up to 1 month window [i.e., 1 month post scheduled date for assessment] for comple

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Short Inventory of Problems - Revised
Délai: consequences in past 90 days....measure taken at baseline, 12-weeks post-baseline, and 32-weeks post-baseline. Note that 12-week and 32-week measures have up to 1 month window [i.e., 1 month post scheduled date for assessment] for completion
Seventeen, 4-category Likert scale item (from never to daily/almost daily) that assesses 17 common alcohol-related consequences
consequences in past 90 days....measure taken at baseline, 12-weeks post-baseline, and 32-weeks post-baseline. Note that 12-week and 32-week measures have up to 1 month window [i.e., 1 month post scheduled date for assessment] for completion

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.

Parrainer

Boston University Charles River Campus

Les enquêteurs

  • Chercheur principal: Tibor P Palfai, PhD, Boston University

Dates d'enregistrement des études

Ces dates suivent la progression des dossiers d'étude et des soumissions de résultats sommaires à ClinicalTrials.gov. Les dossiers d'étude et les résultats rapportés sont examinés par la Bibliothèque nationale de médecine (NLM) pour s'assurer qu'ils répondent à des normes de contrôle de qualité spécifiques avant d'être publiés sur le site Web public.

Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Estimé)

1 février 2027

Achèvement primaire (Estimé)

1 novembre 2030

Achèvement de l'étude (Estimé)

1 décembre 2030

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

28 août 2026

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

31 août 2026

Première publication (Réel)

4 septembre 2026

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

4 septembre 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

31 août 2026

Dernière vérification

1 août 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Mots clés

Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • 8707E

Plan pour les données individuelles des participants (IPD)

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OUI

Description du régime IPD

Data will be shared following release within one year of the trial project period to investigators who make specific requests in writing regarding analysis plans. Plans will be reviewed with co-investigators to ensure that there is no overlap with planned analyses. A specific de-identified data set with IPD relevant to analyses will be provided to other researchers after this review. All IPD collected and deindentified will be eligible upon request

In addition, data will be shared according to the guidelines for the National Institute of Mental Health Data Archive (NDA).

Délai de partage IPD

IPD and supporting information will be available by June 2032 which is 1 year following the end of the project period. Information will be available for a minimum of 2 years

Critères d'accès au partage IPD

Investigators will request data and submit a data analysis plan for the project investigators to review. Deidentified data will be shared after a data sharing agreement is signed with the project institution and transferred through IT-approved data sharing processes.

Type d'informations de prise en charge du partage d'IPD

  • PROTOCOLE D'ÉTUDE
  • CIF

Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude

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Non

Étudie un produit d'appareil réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

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