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NCT Number: NCT02158949

Study of Mobile Phone Delivered Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption

In this study, the investigators will be developing and testing a mobile phone text message intervention to reduce alcohol use for people at risk of alcohol dependence. The investigators hypothesize that this intervention will be acceptable to participants, and that they will stay in the intervention until it's one week completion.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol Abuse Alcohol-Related Disorders Alcoholism Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

LAC+USC Medicine Center Emergency Department

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • AUDIT score 15-20
  • have a mobile phone capable of receiving text messages

Exclusion criteria

  • age <18
  • unable to consent
  • language other than English or Spanish

Treatment and study plan

mROAD

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability of Intervention to Patient

    Time frame: 1 week

    percentage of patients that do not opt out of messages prior to 1 week completion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Completed Assessment at 1 Month

    Time frame: 1 month

    Feasibility of follow up of urban low-income at risk drinkers by phone defined as number of patients can be contacted at one months to complete assessment of alcohol use

  2. Change in Days Drinking Alcohol

    Time frame: 1 month

    patients reported number of days drinking any alcohol in prior 30 days, baseline report minus 1 month follow up report

  3. Change in Days Drinking Heavily in 30 Days

    Time frame: 1 month

    patients reported number of heavy drinking days in prior 30 days (3 or more standard sized drinks per episode for women and 4 or more standard sized drinks per episode for men), baseline report minus 1 month follow up report

  4. Change in Motivation to Change Score

    Time frame: 1 month

    Participants reported desire to change via the Change Questionnaire applied to risky alcohol use.[1] The Change questionnaire has a Cronbach's alpha of 0.86 when applied to alcohol use.[2] Minimum score is 0 (low motivation to change) to maximum 120 (high motivation to change).

    • Miller WR, Johnson WR. A natural language screening measure for motivation to change. Addictive behaviors. 2008;33(9):1177-1182.
    • Miller WR, Johnson WR. A natural language screening measure for motivation to change. Addictive Behaviors. 2008;33(9):1177-1182.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Southern California

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Mobilizing to Reduce Overuse of Alcohol in Emergency Department Patients

Acronym: mROAD

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Jun 9, 2014
Registry last updated
Jul 16, 2020

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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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