NCT03823599

Brief Summary

This project focuses on patients in AED. Objectives of this project are:

  1. 1.To examine the factors associated with alcohol drinking and alcohol use disorder
  2. 2.To examine the effect of face-to-face alcohol brief intervention on drinking reduction
  3. 3.To examine the effect of a continuous interactive chat-based intervention via "WhatsApp" on drinking reduction
  4. 4.To explore the perception of face-to-face alcohol brief intervention
  5. 5.To explore the perception of continuous interactive chat-based intervention via instant messaging mobile application "WhatsApp"

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2019

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 27, 2019

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 30, 2019

Completed
2 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2019

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 30, 2019

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 30, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

September 26, 2019

Status Verified

September 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

January 27, 2019

Last Update Submit

September 24, 2019

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Keywords

chat-based interventionalcohol brief interventionAlcohol misuseAccident & Emergency DepartmentAUDITinstant messaging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • change in unit of alcohol consumption in gram

    Assessed by unit in gram and compare the alcohol consumption between intervention and control group at 3-month after baseline.

    at 3-month after baseline.

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • change in unit of alcohol consumption in gram

    at 1-month after phase I

  • change in episode of binge drinking measured by asking "Never", "less than a month", "two to four times a month", " two to three times a week" and "almost everyday"

    at 1 and 3 months after phase I

  • change in frequency of drinking by asking "Never", "less than a month", "two to four times a month", " two to three times a week" and "almost everyday"

    at 1 and 3 months after phase I

  • attempt to reduce drinking measured by asking whether they have tried to reduce drinking at past month (yes or no)

    at 1 and 3 months after phase I

  • change in confidence to reduce drinking measured by Likert scale (1-10)

    at 1 and 3 months after phase I

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Alcohol brief intervention+mobile chat-based instant messages

Behavioral: Mobile chat-based instant messagesBehavioral: Alcohol brief intervention

control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Alcohol brief intervention

Behavioral: Alcohol brief intervention

Interventions

Mobile chat-based instant messagesBEHAVIORAL

Subjects in the active arm study will receive 5-minute face-to-face ABI, alcohol leaflet from Department of Health (DH) plus continuous interactive chat-based intervention for 1 month as an extension of alcohol brief intervention at baseline

Intervention group
Alcohol brief interventionBEHAVIORAL

The Control group will receive face-to-face ABI plus an alcohol leaflet from DH.

Intervention groupcontrol group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Hong Kong resident aged 18 to 65
  • scored ≥ 8 in the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) in the past 12 months
  • able to communicate in Cantonese (including reading Chinese)
  • using a phone with instant messaging mobile application "WhatsApp" installed for communication.

You may not qualify if:

  • patients with communication barrier (either physically or cognitively)
  • currently participating in other alcohol treatment services or clinics
  • will be hospitalized immediate after A\&E consultation

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, 000000, Hong Kong

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

AlcoholismEmergencies

Interventions

Ethanol

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersChemically-Induced DisordersMental DisordersDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AlcoholsOrganic Chemicals

Study Officials

  • Man Ping Wang, PhD

    The University of Hong Kong

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 27, 2019

First Posted

January 30, 2019

Study Start

February 1, 2019

Primary Completion

April 30, 2019

Study Completion

May 30, 2019

Last Updated

September 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

Locations

HK(1)