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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN10515845
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Alcohol and disadvantaged men: developing a brief intervention for delivery by mobile phone
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Scientific title
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Reducing alcohol-related harm in disadvantaged men: development and feasibility assessment of a brief intervention delivered by mobile phone
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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1.1
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Study hypothesis
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Can a brief intervention delivered by mobile reduce heavy drinking among disadvantaged young to middle aged men?
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Tayside Committee on Medical Research Ethics A approved on the 13th November 2009 (ref: 09/S1401/78)
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Study design
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Feasibility study with a randomised controlled component
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Alcohol related problems
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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1. Men aged 25 - 44 years
2. Living in deprived urban communities
3. Have consumed 8 or more units of alcohol in a single drinking session at least twice in the preceding four weeks
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Cannot communicate (verbally and by text message) in English
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Anticipated start date
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01/03/2010
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Anticipated end date
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30/11/2011
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
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Target number of participants
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Phase 1: 50 focus group participants; Phase 2: 60 men; Phase 3: 20 men recruited from Phase 2
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Interventions
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A series of 28 interactive text messages and images to be delivered over a four week period to participants in both arms of the study. The intervention group will receive messages to address four areas:
1. Increasing awareness of and perceived risk of experiencing alcohol-related harm
2. Modifying the balance between perceived benefits and harms of alcohol
3. Addressing misperceptions about alcohol consumption by peers
4. Increasing the ability to refuse drinks
The comparator group will receive the same number of text messages and images. These will cover the general health promotion messages from current government public health policy. These include diet, physical activity, smoking and mental wellbeing.
The total duration of the intervention is 28 days. Participants will be followed up for three months.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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The change in frequency of heavy drinking (consumption of 8 or more units in a single session), measured at three months.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Measured at three months:
1. The extent to which the intervention has influenced perceptions of harms
2. The benefits of moderated drinking
3. Intentions for future drinking
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Sources of funding
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National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK) - Public Health Research Programme (ref: 09/3001/09)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Contact name
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Prof
Iain K
Crombie
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Address
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Department of Public Health
Division of Clinical & Population Sciences & Education
Mackenzie Building
Kirsty Semple Way
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City/town
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Dundee
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Zip/Postcode
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DD2 4BF
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1382 420 102
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Fax
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+44 (0)1382 420 101
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Email
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i.k.crombie@cpse.dundee.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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University of Dundee (UK)
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Address
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Research and Innovation Services
11 Perth Road
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City/town
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Dundee
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Zip/Postcode
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DD1 4HN
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1382 344 644
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Fax
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+44 (0)1382 202 178
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Email
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j.houston@dundee.ac.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.dundee.ac.uk/
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Date applied
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17/12/2009
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Last edited
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17/02/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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17/02/2010
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