Feasibility of a Smart-phone Based Support System for Hazardous Drinkers

NCT03553056 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: U1111-1195-2467
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 114
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A feasibility trial to determine whether six months access to the New Zealand 'Step Away' app can reduce the frequency of alcohol abuse and increase engagement with substance abuse-related health services by hazardous drinkers

Conditions

Alcohol Consumption

Keywords

alcohol; hazardous drinking; mobile phone app; clinical trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of days spent hazardously drinking in the last 30 days

  Measured at 6 months post-randomization

Secondary Outcomes (45)

• Number of days spent hazardously drinking in the last 30 days

  Measured at 3 months post-randomization

• Number of days spent hazardously drinking in the last 30 days

  Measured at 1 month post-randomization

• Percentage of days spent hazardously drinking in the last 30 days

  Measured at 6 months post-randomization

• Percentage of days spent hazardously drinking in the last 30 days

  Measured at 3 months post-randomization

• Percentage of days spent hazardously drinking in the last 30 days

  Measured at 1 month post-randomization

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

NZ Step Away app

Other: NZ Step Away app

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Modified NZ Step Away app

Other: Modified NZ Step Away app

Interventions

NZ Step Away app OTHER

Access to 10 modules of the app (namely: drinkers profile, goal setting, rewards, cravings, strategies, support, reminders, high risk times, moods, activities)

Intervention

Modified NZ Step Away app OTHER

Access to 2 modules of the app (namely: drinkers profile and goals setting)

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• reside in Auckland, New Zealand
• at least 18 years of age
• have access to a smartphone
• report that they currently drink alcohol
• have had at least two episodes of binge drinking (defined as six or more drinks on one occasion) in the past 30 days
• meet the criteria for hazardous drinking (i.e. 8-19 on the AUDIT)
• express motivation to moderate or abstain from drinking.

You may not qualify if:

• Identified during screening as having moderate to severe alcohol dependence (≥20 score on the AUDIT)
• Currently enrolled in an alcohol programme
• Another person in the household is already a participant.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Auckland, New Zealand: lead
• Waitemata District Health Board: collaborator
• University of Alaska Anchorage: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland

Auckland, 1142, New Zealand

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Natalie Walker, PhD

  University of Auckland, New Zealand

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2018
• First Posted: June 12, 2018
• Study Start: April 30, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 7, 2018
• Study Completion: December 7, 2018
• Last Updated: May 15, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NZ (1)