Clinical trial NCT06420050: Testing a Novel Instagram Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Use
Official title: Testing a Novel Instagram Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Use: A Randomized Controlled
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Phase: NA
Conditions: Heavy Drinking
Lead sponsor: Wayne State University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-17
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This project aims to test the efficacy of an Instagram-based intervention for reducing heavy alcohol use. More specifically, the investigators will use a randomized controlled design to analyze differences in alcohol use and alcohol-related outcomes (e.g., alcohol-related consequences, etc.) as well as differences in the use of protective behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices. Participants (80 Prolific users who report binge drinking) will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: intervention or control. Those who are randomized to the intervention condition will be invited to follow study Instagram pages, and those who are randomized to the control condition will be invited to complete the assessments only. The investigators hypothesize that there will be greater reductions in alcohol use, frequency, and consequences and greater frequency of use of mindfulness exercises and protective behavioral strategies among those in the intervention condition as compared to those in the control condition.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ages 18-30
* Report regular Instagram usage (i.e., at least a few times a week)
* Report having met the NIAAA's criteria for a binge-drinking episode (4+ drinks in a sitting for cisgender women, 5+ drinks in a sitting for all other genders) at least twice a month for the past three month

Exclusion Criteria:

* No exclusion criteria

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Frequency of Past-month Alcohol Use Using the Computer-Administered Timeline Follow-Back
timeFrame: Given pre-intervention and at 10-week follow-up
measure: Change in Quantity of Past-month Alcohol Use Using the Computer-Administered Timeline Follow-Back
timeFrame: Given pre-intervention and at 10-week follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Frequency of Protective Behavioral Strategy Use Using the Protective Drinking Practices Scale
timeFrame: Given pre-intervention and at 10-week follow-up
measure: Change in the Amount of Recent Alcohol Consequences Using the Brief Young Adult Consequences Scale
timeFrame: Given pre-intervention and at 10-week follow-up
measure: Change in Frequency of Mindfulness Practice Use Using the Mindfulness Awareness Scale
timeFrame: Given pre-intervention and at 10-week follow-up
measure: Change in Readiness to Change Drinking Behavior Using the Readiness to Change Questionnaire
timeFrame: Given pre-intervention and at 10-week follow-up
measure: Participant Subjective Reactions Using Likert Scales
timeFrame: Given at 10-week follow-up
measure: Participant Subjective Reactions Using Simple Yes/No Questions
timeFrame: Given at 10-week follow-up
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Wayne State University
state: Michigan
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