Alcohol Brief Intervention Plus Personalized Mobile Chat-based Intervention for High-risk Drinking University Students

Alcohol Drinking in College Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of Alcohol Brief Intervention Plus Personalized Mobile Chat-based Intervention to Reduce High-risk Drinking Among University Students in Hong Kong

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03675373
• Other study ID #: Pilot alcohol study (Unists)
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 8, 2018
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: September 2019
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aims of this pilot study are:

1. To examine the factors associated with alcohol drinking and alcohol use disorder

2. To examine the effect of face-to-face alcohol brief intervention on drinking reduction

3. To examine the effect of a continuous interactive chat-based intervention via "WhatsApp" on drinking reduction

4. To explore the perception of face-to-face alcohol brief intervention

5. To explore the perception of continuous interactive chat-based intervention via instant messaging mobile application "WhatsApp"

Description:

According to the Department of Health, majority of people in Hong Kong started to develop drinking habit at 18-21 years of age in 2014/2015. Amongst them, 16.8% had scored higher than 3 in the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for Consumption (AUDIT-C) (an abbreviated version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, or AUDIT, designed by the World Health Organization(WHO)), while 3.5% had even scored 8 or above in the test. With higher prevalence to begin drinking within 18 and 23 years old, university students could have established higher tendency of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence as compared with other age groups. Therefore, early interventions such as the evidence-based Alcohol Brief Intervention (ABI) suggested by the WHO are particularly needed to target university drinkers who are 5% more likely to develop higher frequency of drinking in later of their lives compared with other age groups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: November 4, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 26 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hong Kong resident aged 18 to 26 inclusive

• Scored 5-19 inclusive in the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)

• Able to communicate in Chinese and read Chinese

• Using a phone with instant messaging mobile application "WhatsApp" installed for communication

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students with communication barrier (either physically or cognitively)

• Currently participating in other alcohol treatment services or clinics.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Alcohol Drinking in College

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mobile chat-based instant messages
Subjects in the active arm study will receive continuous interactive chat-based intervention as an extension of alcohol brief intervention at baseline. The interactive mobile chat will be carried out on Friday night and Saturday before and during the period of "happy hour" and ask for drinking and giving personalized advises on drinking reduction using behavioral change techniques.
• Alcohol brief intervention
Those in the control arm will be assigned to only receive the face-to-face ABI. The ABI consists of: (1) giving feedback and information about the screening result in phase I and hazard of drinking; (2) emphasizing the benefits of reduce drinking and informing about alcohol problems; (3) setting goal on reducing alcohol consumption; (4) reviewing advice and ;(5) giving encouragement.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in AUDIT score	Assessed by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (ranged 0-40 with higher score indicating problematic alcohol use)	2 weeks after baseline
Secondary	Change in number of standard drinks	Defined by either increase or decrease in standard drinks number	2 weeks after baseline
Secondary	Attempt to reduce drinking	Have tried to reduce drinking either successful or not	2 weeks after baseline
Secondary	Change in confidence to reduce drinking	Defined by either increase or decrease confidence in reduce drinking	2 weeks after baseline