Impact of Personalized Feedback Alone on Substance Use Behaviors

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigators seek to develop a more efficient and effective approach to providing brief behavioral health interventions for risky substance use behaviors by comparing a brief coach directed intervention to a tailored report only group.

Detailed Description
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Screening and brief intervention (SBIRT) generally involves universal screening for risky substance use behaviors in medical settings and the immediate provision of a 3-15 minute intervention to those found to be at risk. In this pilot study, the investigators seek to develop a more efficient and effective approach to providing brief behavioral health interventions in the field by comparing a brief coach directed intervention to a tailored report only group. The goal is to create a cost-effective and sustainable system that provides consumers with tailored information that will help them both initiate and sustain the lifestyle changes necessary for improving their overall health. Hypothesis 1: In a medical setting, personalized feedback alone will be associated with a reduction in risky substance use behaviors. Hypothesis 2: In a medical setting, personalized feedback alone will have the same impact on behavior as that information plus a brief coach education session on risky substance use behaviors..

Official Title
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Brief Education to Reduce Health Care Consumers' Risky Substance Use Behaviors: How Brief is Brief?

Conditions
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Substance Abuse

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Personalized feedback report
* Behavioral: Personalized feedback report plus education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Low level risky substance use Exclusion Criteria: high substance use risk levels potential alcohol or drug addiction or dependence

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 105 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: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Personalized feedback plus education<br>Participants receive the personalized feedback report plus education. This is the currently implemented service approach.Treatment as usual with participants receiving a personalized feedback report about the risks associated with their current substance use behaviors and a brief (5-15 minute) motivational interviewing based education session provided by a trained health coach. | Behavioral: Personalized feedback report plus education<br>* Participants receive the personalized feedback report plus education. This is the currently implemented service approach.<br>|
| Experimental: Personalized feedback report alone<br>Provision of the personalized feedback report alone. | Behavioral: Personalized feedback report<br>* Participants receive the personalized feedback report but no additional education.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Substance use behaviors and consequences | Interview questionnaire includes items concerning substance use behaviors (e.g., the number of drinks in the last 7 days) and consequences {e.g., ''During the past month, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use of alcohol?' | 1 month follow-up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Substance use behavioral intentions | Interview questionnaire that asks participants about their memory of the materials provided in the intervention, their motivation toward change, and their self-reported change efforts. | 1 month follow-up | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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SBIRT, brief intervention, alcohol, drug abuse