Resource Allocation for Alcohol

A total of 150 young adults (ages 21-29) will be randomized to receive a brief alcohol intervention (intended to reduce alcohol-related resource allocation (e.g., time and money spent on alcohol), alcohol consumption, and alcohol related consequences) or an assessment only control condition.

All participants will complete a 3 week monitoring period of daily surveys assessing time spent in various domains, alcohol use, personal goals, and money spent on alcohol and substance-free activities. Those in the intervention condition will receive weekly personalized information summarizing the previous week's resource allocation.

All participants will complete a 1 and 3 month follow up survey. Participants can earn up to $126 for completing all study components.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking Behavior Drinking Behavior

Age range

21 year–29 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

1)21-29 years old, 2) reside within WA state, 3) report drinking 2+ days per week, on average, in the last six months, 4) report 4+ heavy drinking episodes (4+/5+ for women/men) in the past month,

Exclusion criteria

1) currently enrolled in a 4-year college, 2) currently in or seeking treatment for alcohol use

Treatment and study plan

Resource Allocation

Behavioral

Those in the intervention condition will receive weekly personalized information summarizing the previous week's resource allocation (e.g., personalized information on how they spent their time and money) in relation to their personal goals, interests, and alcohol use. They will also see a summary of how they spent their time and money in relation to their set goals for the week The information in the intervention feedback will be obtained from participant's responses to the daily surveys on how they spent their time and money each day. Reviewing the intervention feedback should take no longer than 10 minutes.

Assessment only control

Other

participants will complete a 3 week monitoring period of daily surveys assessing time spent in various domains during the time, alcohol use, personal goals, and money spent on alcohol and substance-free activities. Each daily survey should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.

Primary outcomes

Standard drinks containing alcohol-

Time frame: past 1 month

We will assess the number of standard drinks, containing alcohol in a typical week collected on the Daily Drinking Questionnaire DDQ; Collins et al., 1985; Kivlahan et al., 1990)
Alcohol-related problems

Time frame: past 1 month

We will assess the number of alcohol-related consequences experienced using the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index.
Alcohol Demand

Time frame: past 1 month

Alcohol demand will be assessed with the Alcohol Purchase Task.
Time allocation

Time frame: past 1 month

Time allocation will be assessed (Murphy et al.,2012) where participants will indicate, on average, how many hours they spend in a typical week in various domains including alcohol-related domains.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Jennifer Cadigan, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

206-543-5689

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Washington

Other

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: May 29, 2024
Registry last updated: May 29, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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