Back to resultsPilot Study of Text Message Brief Interventions for Problem Drinkers
Primary Purpose
Alcohol Dependence
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Personalized feedback text messages
Consciousness raising text messages
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Alcohol Dependence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Resident of Ontario
- 19 years of age or over
- Have consumed alcohol in the one month prior to the telephone survey.
- A score of 8 or over on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
- Are willing to participate in follow-up at three months
Exclusion Criteria:
•None
Sites / Locations
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm Type
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Arm Label
Control condition
Personalized feedback text messages
Consciousness raising text message
Arm Description
No interventions text messages sent
A series of 12 text messages, each of which contains one personalized feedback item about the person's drinking
A series of 12 text messages, each of which contains text designed to get the person to think about his or her drinking
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Number of drinks in a typical week
Secondary Outcome Measures
Frequency of consumption
usual number of drinks per occasion
Frequency of consuming 5 or more drinks on one occasion
highest number of drinks on one occasion
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT01180829
First Posted
August 9, 2010
Last Updated
August 29, 2012
Sponsor
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Collaborators
Health Canada
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01180829
Brief Title
Pilot Study of Text Message Brief Interventions for Problem Drinkers
Official Title
Pilot Study of Text Message Brief Interventions for Problem Drinkers
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
August 2012
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
October 2010 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
January 2012 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
January 2012 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Collaborators
Health Canada
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This study will provide a pilot test of two different text message interventions for problem drinkers. Participants will be recruited using a general population telephone survey. Participants in a control group (who will not receive text messages) will be compared to participants who receive one of two different types of text message packages (12 text messages sent once per week in each) - a series of personalized feedback text messages or a series of consciousness raising test messages (i.e., messages that keep the thought of cutting down on their drinking in the participants' mind). Participants in the three different conditions will be followed-up in three months time to assess changes in drinking. It is predicted that participants who receive either of the text message packages will report reduced drinking as compared to those participants in the control condition who do not receive any text messages.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Alcohol Dependence
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Participant
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
91 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Control condition
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
No interventions text messages sent
Arm Title
Personalized feedback text messages
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
A series of 12 text messages, each of which contains one personalized feedback item about the person's drinking
Arm Title
Consciousness raising text message
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
A series of 12 text messages, each of which contains text designed to get the person to think about his or her drinking
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Personalized feedback text messages
Intervention Description
A series of 12 text messages, each of which contains one personalized feedback item about the person's drinking.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Consciousness raising text messages
Intervention Description
A series of 12 text messages, each of which consists of an item designed to get the person to think about his or her drinking
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of drinks in a typical week
Time Frame
Three months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Frequency of consumption
Time Frame
Three months
Title
usual number of drinks per occasion
Time Frame
Three months
Title
Frequency of consuming 5 or more drinks on one occasion
Time Frame
three months
Title
highest number of drinks on one occasion
Time Frame
3 months
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
19 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Resident of Ontario
19 years of age or over
Have consumed alcohol in the one month prior to the telephone survey.
A score of 8 or over on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Are willing to participate in follow-up at three months
Exclusion Criteria:
•None
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
John Cunningham
Organizational Affiliation
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
City
Toronto
State/Province
Ontario
ZIP/Postal Code
M5S 2S1
Country
Canada
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