Alcohol Feedback, Reflection and Morning Evaluation
(A-FRAME)
Daily Personalized Drinking Feedback Delivered Via Mobile Phone
2 other identifiers
interventional
152
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The investigators propose to examine mornings after drinking as an optimal time to provide repeated, personalized feedback, with the goal of reducing hazardous drinking. Specifically, the investigators will further develop and pilot test a novel theory-based personalized feedback intervention (PFI) for heavy drinking young adults. Intervention strategies include personalized feedback (e.g., feedback on prior night blood alcohol concentration, consequences) contrasted with both drinking goals set at baseline and corrective normative feedback (e.g., how last night's drinking compares to peers). Up to 170 participants (50% non-college) will be randomized to one of three groups: PFI with monetary incentives for daily surveys, PFI without monetary incentives, or survey assessment only. The investigators will examine recruitment rates, retention rates, confirmation of intervention content delivery/intake, response rates to daily surveys, data quality, and ratings of intervention value. Investigators will test whether these indicators of engagement differ between those who do and do not receive monetary incentives for daily surveys. Further, baseline, post-test, and 3-month follow-up assessments will allow us to examine differences in drinking behavior between PFI and control. The results of the proposed research will result in a novel and scalable intervention for alcohol misuse among young adults, with potential to have an important impact on the public health problem of high-risk drinking.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
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Started Aug 2024
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 18, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 22, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 26, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 28, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 28, 2025
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
June 16, 2026
CompletedJune 16, 2026
March 1, 2025
1.2 years
August 18, 2022
April 29, 2026
June 15, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (6)
Drinks Per Week Post-test
drinks per week in the past 30 days
post-test (1 month following baseline; end of intervention period for those in intervention groups)
Heavy Drinking Frequency Post-test
Number of days drinking 4+ drinks (women) or 5+ drinks (men) in the past 30 days
post-test (end of 4-week intervention for those in intervention groups, and 1 month after baseline)
Negative Alcohol Consequences Post-test
Number of consequences reported on the 24-item Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (BYAACQ)
post-test (end of 4-week intervention)
Drinks Per Week 3-month Follow-up
drinks per week in the past 30 days
3 month follow-up (4 months following baseline)
Heavy Drinking Frequency 3-month Follow-up
Number of days drinking 4+ drinks (women) or 5+ drinks (men) in the past 30 days
3 month follow-up (4 months post-baseline)
Negative Alcohol Consequences 3-month Follow-up
Number of consequences reported on the 24-item Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (BYAACQ)
3-month follow-up (3 months after end of intervention; 4 months after baseline
Study Arms (3)
Personalized feedback plus incentive
EXPERIMENTALFollowing each daily survey on which a participant indicates prior day drinking, personalized feedback will be provided. Participants in this group will receive $1 per day for submitting their daily survey.
Personalized feedback without incentive
EXPERIMENTALFollowing each daily survey on which a participant indicates prior day drinking, personalized feedback will be provided. Participants in this group will NOT receive $1 per day for submitting their daily survey.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants in this arm will only complete baseline and follow-up surveys.
Interventions
Following each daily survey on which a participant indicates prior day drinking, personalized feedback will be provided on how their most recent behavior (e.g., drinks last night, drinking days so far this week) compare/contrast with personal goals. Participants will then choose whether to receive additional feedback in any of 7 areas: blood alcohol concentrate on, high risk behaviors, consequences of drinking, caloric intake, spending, how drinking compares to peers, and safe drinking strategies. All participants will receive feedback on drinks consumed, and then be asked to choose at least one additional topic for feedback (following each drinking day). In addition to day-level feedback, an aggregate feedback report on drinking patterns and related behaviors will be delivered twice, once at the end of each 2-week period. Once again, they will have the option to view feedback across the range of topics noted above.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age 18-29 years
- Own a smartphone and use it daily
- Heavy episodic drinking (4+/5+ drinks for women/men) at least weekly in past month
- At least one of 10 negative consequences assessed
- at least somewhat willing to consider drinking even a little less than current
You may not qualify if:
- current participation in treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder
- participation in an earlier phase of the study
- enrollment in ongoing alcohol studies at the same university
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Jennifer Merrill
- Organization
- Brown University
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jennifer E Merrill, PhD
Brown University
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
August 18, 2022
First Posted
August 22, 2022
Study Start
August 26, 2024
Primary Completion
October 28, 2025
Study Completion
October 28, 2025
Last Updated
June 16, 2026
Results First Posted
June 16, 2026
Record last verified: 2025-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Time Frame
- Data will be shared on or before the NDA submission due dates (April 1 and October 1 each year). It will remain in the archive as per the archive regulations.
This study will submit and share data with NIAAA Data Archive, a data repository housed within the National Institute of Mental Health Data Archive (NDA). Participants complete a baseline survey of participant characteristics and drinking behavior and related constructs, a post-test survey, and a 3-month follow-up assessment to measure drinking behavior post-intervention. Data from these 3 surveys will be shared.