Biomarker Feedback Intervention
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: eCHECKUP TO GO (eCTG), eCHECKUPTOGO + brief personalized alcohol biomarker feedback intervention (eCTG + TAC).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: High Risk Drinking, College Student Drinking. Basic parameters: 18 years — 23 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
An Examination of the Feasibility of a Brief Personalized Alcohol Biomarker Feedback Intervention for High-risk College Students
Overview
The goal of the study is to examine alcohol use behaviors of young adults through the use of testing the feasibility of adding an innovative brief personalized alcohol biomarker feedback component (TAC feedback) to an existing efficacious personalized feedback intervention, eCHECKUP TO GO (eCTG), and how (if at all) the intervention impacts drinking behaviors in high-risk college students. The study will conduct a feasibility assessment of the TAC feedback component, and will also assess the effects of the eCTG + TAC at 6-months post-baseline relative to an eCTG only group.
Interventions
- Behavioral eCHECKUP TO GO (eCTG)
A brief, web-based program designed by San Diego State University to reduce high-risk drinking by providing personalized normative feedback regarding alcohol use, risk factors, and risks associated with drinking and accurate information about alcohol - Behavioral eCHECKUPTOGO + brief personalized alcohol biomarker feedback intervention (eCTG + TAC)
Participants will receive the eCHECKUPTOGO in addition to the transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) personalized feedback. The TAC is a brief individually delivered intervention based on the principles of Motivational Interviewing and focuses on increasing students' motivation to reduce harmful drinking by drinking in a safer, less risky manner. Participants will receive information on their drinking (both from the TAC sensor and daily diary data). Participants will be asked about drinking eve
Primary outcome measures
- Examine changes in Transdermal Alcohol Concentration (TAC) rise rate [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months]
- Examine changes in Transdermal Alcohol Concentration (TAC) peak intoxication level [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months]
- Examine high risk drinking days [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Examine negative consequences of alcohol use [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months]
- Examine Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) symptoms [Time frame: Baseline, 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Between the ages of 18-23 at enrollment
- Endorse drinking 4+/5+ (women/men) on a typical Friday or Saturday in the past 3-months
- Report at least 1 alcohol-induced blackout in the past 3-months
- Willing to wear a TAC sensor for 14 days at Waves 1 and 2
Exclusion criteria
- Younger than 18 at baseline
- Not fluent in English
- No Internet access
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- The Pennsylvania State University — University Park
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07307326 · STUDY00027939