Text Message Intervention for Alcohol Use and Sexual Violence in College Students

NCT05065918 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: 275726K23AA027288
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 183
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to pilot a text message (TM) delivered behavior change intervention to decrease binge drinking and to increase use of sexual violence (SV) harm reduction strategies among college students.

Conditions

Alcohol Use, Unspecified; Sexual Violence; Sexual Assault

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Number of Drinking Days Per Month

  as measured using a 30-day timeline follow-back (TLFB)

  3 month follow up

• Number of Drinking Days Per Month

  as measured using a 30-day timeline follow-back (TLFB)

  6 month follow up

• Number of Binge Drinking Days Per Month

  as measured using a 30-day timeline follow-back (TLFB)

  3 month follow up

• Number of Binge Drinking Days Per Month

  as measured using a 30-day timeline follow-back (TLFB)

  6 month follow up

• Use of Sexual Violence Harm Reduction Strategies

  Use of sexual violence harm reduction strategies assessed with an 11 item scale used by the American College Health Association's National College Health Survey of Protective Behavioral Strategies. Participants report on how often when drinking/socializing in the past 3 months they used each of the specific behaviors on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from (1 = never, 5 = always; theoretical range 11-55) with higher scores indicating higher frequency use of harm reduction strategies.

  3 month follow up

• Use of Sexual Violence Harm Reduction Strategies

  Use of sexual violence harm reduction strategies assessed with an 11 item scale used by the American College Health Association's National College Health Survey of Protective Behavioral Strategies. Participants report on how often when drinking/socializing in the past 3 months they used each of the specific behaviors on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from (1 = never, 5 = always; theoretical range 11-55) with higher scores indicating higher frequency use of harm reduction strategies.

  6 month follow up

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Knowledge of Sexual Violence and Alcohol Risk

  3 month follow up

• Knowledge of Sexual Violence and Alcohol Risk

  6 month follow up

• Self-efficacy to Obtain Sexual Consent.

  3 month follow up

• Self-efficacy to Obtain Sexual Consent.

  6 month follow up

Study Arms (2)

Control - alcohol use reduction content

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Alcohol use reduction content

Behavioral: alcohol use reduction content

Intervention - sexual violence and alcohol use harm reduction content

EXPERIMENTAL

sexual violence and alcohol use harm reduction content

Behavioral: sexual violence and alcohol use harm reduction text message content

Interventions

sexual violence and alcohol use harm reduction text message content BEHAVIORAL

The multi-target sexual violence harm reduction and alcohol use intervention will use a similar model to the alcohol use reduction intervention previous developed and implemented. Students will be: 1) queried via TM prior to typical drinking days regarding both alcohol use and SV harm reduction goal setting; 2) provided with goal reminders during drinking period; and 3) assessed for goal attainment and given feedback following drinking episodes. As with the control condition, post-drinking assessment happens weekly on Sundays. Monday thru Saturday participants will randomly receive or not receive one appropriate message pathway from the message library using the pre-determined pathways for messages.

Intervention - sexual violence and alcohol use harm reduction content

alcohol use reduction content BEHAVIORAL

The control condition will be a previously tested TM-delivered alcohol use reduction intervention. Prior to typical drinking occasions, individuals planning a drinking event are prompted to consider committing to a drinking limit goal, i.e.: "Would you be willing to set a goal to drink less than X drinks when drinking?". Based on willingness to commit to the goal, a feedback message is provided. During typical drinking periods, individuals receive a goal reminder. Each week, the program provides goal success/failure feedback or drinking quantity feedback. For example, those occasions where an individual committed to a drinking limit goal triggers either messages to reinforce goal successes or reframe goal failures. When an individual did not commit to a drink limit goal, they are provided feedback based on alcohol quantity (e.g. high risk drinking feedback).

Control - alcohol use reduction content

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age 18-24 years,
• current college or university student,
• owns a mobile phone with internet access and unlimited text message plan,
• reports binge drinking in the past 30 days \[\>3 drinks for women, \>4 drinks men in one sitting\]
• Able to complete participation in English.
• To evaluate messages tailored to prior SV victimization, approximately 50% of the sample will also be purposively recruited for a baseline history of SV.

You may not qualify if:

• Under 18 years old, over 24 years old
• Not currently enrolled in college
• Does not own a mobile phone with internet access and unlimited data plan
• Does not report binge drinking in the past 30 day
• Unable to complete study participation in English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Arkansas: lead
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): collaborator
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): collaborator
• University of Pittsburgh: collaborator
• Penn State University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking

Interventions

Ethanol

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohols; Organic Chemicals

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Jocelyn Anderson
• Organization: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

andersonjocelyn@uams.edu

501-686-7712

Study Officials

• Jocelyn Anderson

  University of Arkansas

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 16, 2021
• First Posted: October 4, 2021
• Study Start: November 4, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2023
• Study Completion: August 31, 2023
• Last Updated: October 17, 2024
• Results First Posted: October 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)