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NCT Number: NCT02128880

Contraception and Alcohol Risk Reduction Internet Intervention Randomized Trial

The goal of the proposed research is to develop and pilot test a novel Internet intervention to reduce the risk of Alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP). Efficacious interventions to reduce the risk of AEP have been developed, but are not widely available. In this project, we will develop a novel Internet intervention to reduce AEP risk by combining the resources of two research teams focused on primary prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and robust Internet interventions, respectively. We will use our evidence-based AEP risk reduction intervention materials and our existing Internet intervention development platform to build and pilot test an Internet intervention (Contraception and Alcohol Risk Reduction Internet Intervention, CARRIII) in a stage 1 behavioral and integrative therapies development project.

This three year R34 project will develop and program the new Internet intervention, and will determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the intervention in a pilot RCT. In this protocol, we will assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of CARRIII against a Patient Education Website condition in a pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) with assessments at pre-, post-, and 6 months.The primary hypothesis is that women randomized to the CARRIII condition will change more in 3 markers of AEP-related outcomes (risky drinking, ineffective contraception, and AEP risk) than women assigned to the Patient Education website condition. We will prepare for a future cost effectiveness evaluation in the larger RCT to follow by pilot testing proposed measures. The pilot RCT will yield effect size estimates for a subsequent fully powered trial. If the Internet intervention is promising, it should be tested in a fully powered national trial. The Internet intervention could substantially increase the options for AEP prevention, and could lead to a reduction in incident FASD.

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Key information

Conditions

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Alcohol-Induced Disorders Alcohol-Related Disorders Chemically-Induced Disorders Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Fetal Diseases Pregnancy Complications Substance-Related Disorders Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year–44 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Behavioral Health and Technology Lab

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

About this study

As the first study of a fully interactive Internet intervention for reducing AEP risk, the proposed project is a significant extension of the growing literature on Internet interventions to reduce problem drinking, which established their feasibility and acceptability, with evidence of efficacy especially in the university drinking setting. Most brief online interventions for problem drinking have incorporated self-assessment and tailored normative feedback, and some offer cognitive behavioral exercises. Only one web-based intervention to date targeted AEP risk. In that study, a static Internet presentation of AEP risk reduction intervention materials was compared to the same intervention delivered by mail in a quasi-experimental design. The web delivered and mailed versions of this self-guided change intervention significantly reduced AEP risk. The proposed intervention will build on this study as well as existing alcohol Internet intervention findings and extend the focus to a new population with a new goal (AEP prevention) by targeting both drinking AND ineffective contraception. It will also incorporate significant enhancements compared to the static web-based self-guided change intervention for AEP by adding dynamic, interactive, and feedback elements that mirror the interaction in successful face-to-face interventions.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Women ages 18-44 who are fertile
  • can provide informed consent
  • are at risk for unintended pregnancy due to ineffective, inconsistent, or absent contraception in the past 3 months
  • speak and read English
  • have more than 1 episode of drinking 4 or more standard drinks/day during the past 3 months
  • have regular access to a computer, the Internet, and telephone
  • reside in the US.

Exclusion criteria

  • • Currently pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 6 months
  • cognitive disorders including mental retardation and dementia that could impair ability to understand the intervention material or give informed consent, or psychotic disorder due to the same issues
  • live outside the US

Treatment and study plan

CARRII

Behavioral

CARRII is an interactive, personalized and tailored Internet intervention designed to reduce the risk of AEP among drinking women of childbearing age.

CARRII Education

Behavioral

CARRII Education provides information on women's health related to drinking and contraception in a static website format.

Other names: Patient Ed

Primary outcomes

  1. Drinks per drinking day (DDD)

    Time frame: 90 day

    The primary outcome will be drinks per drinking day measured by the combination of prospective self-report diaries and the Time-Line Follow-Back (TLFB) 90 day retrospective self-report, with a secondary outcome of episodes of ineffective contraception.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Ineffective contraception rate

    Time frame: 90 day

    The primary outcome will be drinks per drinking day measured by the combination of prospective self-report diaries and the Time-Line Follow-Back (TLFB) 90 day retrospective self-report, with a secondary outcome of episodes of ineffective contraception.

Other outcomes

  1. Alcohol-exposed pregnancy risk

    Time frame: 90-day

    This variable is determined by the combination of drinking risk and pregnancy risk.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Virginia

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Contraception and Alcohol Risk Reduction Internet Intervention to Reduce AEP Risk in Community Women

Acronym: CARRII

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
May 1, 2014
Registry last updated
Oct 26, 2016

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