Social Media Psychosocial Support Group in Reducing Alcohol Consumption
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: mHealth-based motivational counselling, Brief alcohol use counselling and health education, Social media group support with engagement management.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Alcohol, mHealth Intervention. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Female.
- 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
- Hong Kong
- Next step
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Official title
Social Media Psychosocial Support Group to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Women: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
This proposed study aims to develop and examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a proactive intervention model that combines brief psychological counselling, Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and social media psychosocial support group to reduce alcohol consumption in women.
Detailed description
Targeted participants are adult women with a total a total score≥3 in Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (AUDIT-C). Sixty participants will be actively recruited from the social media platform in Hong Kong.
This study will be a two-arm (allocation ratio:1:1; permutated block size of 2, 4, and 8), single blinded, parallel, pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with follow-ups at 4, 8, and 12 weeks post-enrollment using consolidated standards of reporting (CONSORT) to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. The control group will receive an evidence-based intervention composed of brief psychological counselling and health education, 4-week EMA and social media psychosocial support group, guided by comprehensive assessment. Surveys will be collected via telephone. Semi-structured individual telephone or face-to-face indepth interviews will be conducted with the participants in the intervention group to understand the experience and the perceptions towards the EMA data collection and ocial media psychosocial support group intervention on alcohol consumption.
The clinical outcome of this study will be the difference in the alcohol consumption, anxiety and depressive levels, stress levels, and family well-being between the two groups at 4, 8, and 12 weeks.
Interventions
- Behavioral mHealth-based motivational counselling
The mHealth intervention will be delivered via the most popular instant messaging app in Hong Kong (WhatsApp). A total of 12 instant messages of six themes in multi-media formats, including text, pictures, animation, and short videos, will be sent to the participants according to the stages of change for alcohol use. Pre-contemplation: provide information about the risks of drinking; Contemplation: Emphasize the benefits of reduction and quitting, discuss alcohol problems and achievable goals fo - Behavioral Brief alcohol use counselling and health education
After randomization and baseline data collection, participants will be linked to an experienced behavior counsellor and to receive a brief alcohol use counselling with health education, including health risks in alcohol use, advice to reduce alcohol consumption and available alcohol use services in Hong Kong with self-help psychoeducational materials. Guided by WHO, personal feedback will be provided according to Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score: 8-15 indicates at-risk for - Behavioral Social media group support with engagement management
The behavior counsellor will invite the participants to join a psychological support group for interactive counselling. Counsellor will lead the discussion and provide counselling according to the stages of change for alcohol use. Pre-contemplation: provide information about the risks of drinking; Contemplation: Emphasize the benefits of reduction and quitting, discuss alcohol problems and achievable goals for reduction or quitting; Preparation: discuss goal and give advice and encouragement; Ac
Primary outcome measures
- Alcohol use [Time frame: 4-, 8-, and 12-weeks after enrollment]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Anxiety [Time frame: 4-, 8-, and 12-weeks after enrollment]
- Depressive symptoms [Time frame: 4-, 8-, and 12-weeks after enrollment]
- Stress [Time frame: 4-, 8-, and 12-weeks after enrollment]
- Perceived family well-being [Time frame: 4-, 8-, and 12-weeks after enrollment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult women (age 18+),
- Had a total score ≥3 in AUDIT-C \[suggesting at-risk drinkers (i.e., binge drinking)\]( potential distress symptoms),
- Able to read and understand Chinese and use an instant messaging app weekly
Exclusion criteria
- Women who are undergoing psychiatric/psychological treatment
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
Study locations
Hong Kong · 1 center
- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, 18/F, Metro South Tower 1, 39 Wong C — Hong Kong
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07381868 · Women Alcohol Reduction