The purpose of this trial is to get feedback to help develop programs delivered by phone and text messages to improve wellness and health behaviors. This study will enroll adult participants that have been seen in primary care settings and live in rurally designated areas.
This study will evaluate acceptability and feasibility of two remotely-delivered behavioral economic intervention components, alone and in combination, using remote text message delivery. The two intervention components are an episodic future thinking component and a volitional choice component. The goal of this work is to develop and determine acceptability and feasibility of a well-specified, accessible, and theory-driven mobile health intervention to reduce harmful alcohol use in people living in rural regions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
75
During a visit with the study team, participants will identify personally-relevant reminders, or cues, that they will receive up to 3 messages a day via text-message over a two-week period. The messages will describe positive, non-alcohol related events at future time points to facilitate extension of temporal consideration toward future-focused perspectives. In addition, participants will have phone meetings (video or not) where health behaviors as well as survey information is noted and collected
Volitional choice creates structured if-then plans to dismantle context-linked alcohol use The messages sent over a two-week period facilitate alternative, healthier choices by identifying and linking risky cues with alternative actions. Participants will receive up to 3 messages a day for 14 days that include assessment and intervention messages. In addition, participants will have phone meetings (video or not) where health behaviors as well as survey information is noted and collected.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Feasibility of the Intervention - Screening
Percent of participants who complete intervention phone call
Time frame: Day 1 of Intervention
Feasibility of the Intervention - Enrollment
Percent of participants who elect to receive text messages
Time frame: Day 1 of Intervention
Intervention Acceptability: Number of Participants Who Rated the Intervention as Acceptable
Number of participants with positive acceptability ratings who indicated enjoying the intervention at least a little bit. In a phone survey, participants were asked to rate their enjoyment of the intervention on a scale of 1-5, where 1 was "not at all" and 5 was "extremely". Scores of 2 ("a little bit") or more were considered to be positive indicators of acceptability.
Time frame: 2 Weeks Post-Intervention
Alcohol Consumption
Average number of standard drinks consumed during the 2-week intervention period per person. A "standard drink" was considered to be 12 oz beer, 1.5 ounce shot of liquor, or 5 oz glass of wine.
Time frame: The 2 weeks (14-days) of the intervention period
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Participants will receive general psychoeducation about alcohol use, mental health, resources, and a description of the assessments to be completed over a two-week field testing period. In addition, participants will have phone meetings (video or not) where health behaviors as well as survey information is noted and collected.