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Alcohol Feedback, Reflection and Morning Evaluation
Sponsor: Brown University
Summary
The investigators propose to examine mornings after drinking as an optimal time to provide repeated, personalized feedback, with the goal of reducing hazardous drinking. Specifically, the investigators will further develop and pilot test a novel theory-based personalized feedback intervention (PFI) for heavy drinking young adults. Intervention strategies include personalized feedback (e.g., feedback on prior night blood alcohol concentration, consequences) contrasted with both drinking goals set at baseline and corrective normative feedback (e.g., how last night's drinking compares to peers). Up to 170 participants (50% non-college) will be randomized to one of three groups: PFI with monetary incentives for daily surveys, PFI without monetary incentives, or survey assessment only. The investigators will examine recruitment rates, retention rates, confirmation of intervention content delivery/intake, response rates to daily surveys, data quality, and ratings of intervention value. Investigators will test whether these indicators of engagement differ between those who do and do not receive monetary incentives for daily surveys. Further, baseline, post-test, and 3-month follow-up assessments will allow us to examine differences in drinking behavior between PFI and control. The results of the proposed research will result in a novel and scalable intervention for alcohol misuse among young adults, with potential to have an important impact on the public health problem of high-risk drinking.
Official title: Daily Personalized Drinking Feedback Delivered Via Mobile Phone
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 29 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
152
Start Date
2024-08-26
Completion Date
2025-12-01
Last Updated
2025-08-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Mobile-delivered personalized feedback
Following each daily survey on which a participant indicates prior day drinking, personalized feedback will be provided on how their most recent behavior (e.g., drinks last night, drinking days so far this week) compare/contrast with personal goals. Participants will then choose whether to receive additional feedback in any of 7 areas: blood alcohol concentrate on, high risk behaviors, consequences of drinking, caloric intake, spending, how drinking compares to peers, and safe drinking strategies. All participants will receive feedback on drinks consumed, and then be asked to choose at least one additional topic for feedback (following each drinking day). In addition to day-level feedback, an aggregate feedback report on drinking patterns and related behaviors will be delivered twice, once at the end of each 2-week period. Once again, they will have the option to view feedback across the range of topics noted above.
Locations (1)
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, United States