Personalized Booster Feedback After Alcohol Health Education
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Heavy episodic alcohol use within the college student population is widespread, creating problems for student drinkers, their peers, and their institutions. Negative consequences from heavy alcohol use can be mild (e.g., hangovers, missed classes), to severe (e.g., assault, even death). Although online interventions targeting college student drinking reduce alcohol consumption and associated problems, they are not as effective as in-person interventions. Online interventions are cost-effective, offer privacy, reduce stigma, and may reach individuals who would otherwise not receive treatment. In a recently completed randomized, controlled trial, an emailed booster with personalized feedback improved the efficacy of a popular online intervention (Braitman \& Henson, 2016). Although promising, the booster incorporated in the study needs further empirical refinement. The current project seeks to build on past progress by further developing and refining the booster. In particular, one aspect missing from online interventions is a connection with a person invested in improving the student's outcomes. The current study aims to generate a personal connection for online interventions through a follow-up booster emailed by a member of the research staff. Outcomes will be compared for participants who receive a follow-up booster with similar content, but is clearly automatically generated and not from any particular individual. There are 3 conditions: all participants receive the initial online intervention targeting college drinking. Condition 1 (the control group) receives an email with a reminder to complete the follow-up surveys, but no feedback (i.e., no booster). Condition 2 receives an emailed booster with normative feedback plus protective strategies feedback, clearly automatically generated. Condition 3 receives an emailed booster with normative feedback plus protective strategies feedback, from a member of the research staff. The booster content alone (automatically generated) may be efficacious, or the additional personal connection may enhance the effect. Thus, the aim of the current study is to examine if personal contact enhances the tailored feedback received via booster email.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_1
Started Feb 2018
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 14, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
February 19, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 22, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 30, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 30, 2019
CompletedJune 30, 2022
June 1, 2022
1.1 years
February 14, 2018
June 24, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Alcohol consumption
Participant self-reported number of standard drinks consumed by participant over the past 2 weeks.
Past 2 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Alcohol-related consequences
Past 2 weeks
Study Arms (3)
Intervention-only Control
PLACEBO COMPARATORParticipants navigate through e-checkup to go, the well-established alcohol intervention. Their email 2 weeks later contains only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys.
Intervention plus feedback booster
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants navigate through e-checkup to go, the well-established alcohol intervention, then receives the Feedback-only booster. Their email 2 weeks later contains a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys, plus personalized feedback based on participant reported perceived alcohol norms, actual alcohol norms, their own use, and harm reduction strategies. The content is clearly automatically generated.
Intervention plus feedback and personal contact booster
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants navigate through e-checkup to go, the well-established alcohol intervention, then receives the Feedback-plus-personal-contact booster. Their email 2 weeks later contains a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys, plus personalized feedback based on participant reported perceived alcohol norms, actual alcohol norms, their own use, and harm reduction strategies. The email is sent from a member of the research staff.
Interventions
The e-checkup to go substance program is designed to motivate individuals to reduce their consumption using personalized information about their own use and risk factors. The program is a combination of several components including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It is self-guided and requires no face-to-face time with an administrator. It provides tailored feedback regarding quantity and frequency of alcohol use, normative comparisons, physical health information, amount and percent of income spent on alcohol, negative consequences feedback, explanation and advice for how to reach their goals, and resources.
Booster emails will contain normative feedback indicating average consumption for students at the same institution by sex, their perceptions of student drinkers at the same institution, their own reported consumption, and reminders of strategies they can use to protect themselves from alcohol-related harm. The content is clearly automatically generated.
Booster emails will contain normative feedback indicating average consumption for students at the same institution by sex, their perceptions of student drinkers at the same institution, their own reported consumption, and reminders of strategies they can use to protect themselves from alcohol-related harm. The email is sent from an individual on the research staff.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Current college students at the sponsor institution at the time of enrollment
- Between the ages of 18 and 24
- Consumed at least standard drink of alcohol in the past 2 weeks
You may not qualify if:
- Under age of 18
- Over age of 24
- Not a college student
- Did not drink alcohol in the past 2 weeks
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia, 23529, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Abby L Braitman, Ph.D.
Old Dominion University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Masking Details
- The intervention is an online program, not an individual, so masking is not necessary. Similarly, the same online survey is deployed in all follow-up assessments regardless of condition, and data are not collected by individuals, so masking is not necessary.
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 14, 2018
First Posted
February 22, 2018
Study Start
February 19, 2018
Primary Completion
March 30, 2019
Study Completion
March 30, 2019
Last Updated
June 30, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share