A Web Application to Reduce Heavy Drinking in First-time DWI Offenders

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The overall objective of this project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a web application for first-time DWI offenders that will provide them with an age-appropriate brief motivational intervention (BMI) to motivate them to reduce their drinking and a cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) for to help them achieve and maintain abstinence. The goal is to reduce heavy drinking and consequently the risk for future drunk driving. The specific objectives of this Phase II are: Completing the development of the Right Turns prototype based on feedback from the Phase I pilot study participants. This includes: providing more structure and guidance as participants work in the Tool Box section of the program; simplifying the content of the Tool Box; further R&D in the text messaging feature for 2nd and 3rd tier cellular providers; implement a customized pdf report function for progress reports from the program to users' probation officers (under control of the user); developing a follow-up component and outcome reports; and revising the videos in the Tool Box to reflect greater diversity and a younger population of drinkers. Conducting a randomized clinical trial of the program with first time DWI/DUI offenders who are recruited locally, collecting follow-up data, analyzing the data, and reporting the results.

Official Title
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A Web Application to Reduce Heavy Drinking in First-time DWI Offenders

Conditions
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Driving Under the Influence, Heavy Drinking, Alcohol Abstinence, Driving While Intoxicated

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Right Turns web application
* Behavioral: Treatment as usual


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: be a first-time DWI offender have a 5th grade reading level has a computer with Internet access at home own a cell phone with text messaging Exclusion Criteria: age less than 18 recent history of uncontrolled psychotic or bipolar behavior evidence of significant cognitive impairment from brain dysfunction (e.g., head injury)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Right Turns web application<br>Right Turns web application | Behavioral: Right Turns web application<br> <br> Behavioral: Treatment as usual<br> <br> |
| Active Comparator: Treatment as usual<br>Treatment as usual | Behavioral: Treatment as usual<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quantity/frequency of alcohol use: Form 90 | Quantity/frequency of drinking in previous 3 months | 3 months | 
| Inventory of Drug Use Consequences (InDuC) | Quantity/frequency of alcohol and drug related problems in the previous 3 months | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Self-efficacy | The Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy scale measures one's confidence in remaining abstinent in various situations. | at enrollment | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Experimental group: Right Turns + treatment as usual, Control group: Treatment as usual, web application, DWI intervention, DUI intervention