Pilot Trial to Evaluate PROblem Solving Therapy and APPLE Watch for College Students

University of Illinois at Chicago26 enrolled

Overview

The goals of this Pilot Trial are to test the preliminary efficacy of Problom-Solving Therapy (PST)-APPLE Watch in a 2-arm pilot Randomized Control Trial (RCT), vs education only-control to reduce alcohol use disorder symptoms and improve alcohol abstinence.

The aims of this study are (1) to test feasibility \& acceptability of screening for AUD symptoms/alcohol misuse and recruitment among college students, and (2) to test preliminary efficacy of PST-APPLE Watch in a 2-arm pilot Randomized Control Trial (RCT).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Interventions

PST-APPLE Watch groupBEHAVIORAL

PST combined APPLE Watch is a tailored behavioral intervention that enables college students with AUD to successfully manage and overcome everyday life challenges influencing their alcohol intake and teach problem-solving skills.

Education-only control groupBEHAVIORAL

Education-only control group receives Quit Drinking Motivation 20-min video created by the MotivationHub, followed by a 30-minute group discussion.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female college students aged 18-25 yr * English-speaking * Current alcohol use more than or equal to 2 days/week via phone screening * Completion of AUDIT screening and meet criteria for (past year) mild, moderate or severe AUD during AUDADIS-5 interview * Completion of written informed consent * Interested in cutting back alcohol intake or changing his/her drinking * Baseline screening study visit Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in past 6 months in AUD or substance use treatment * Current use of medications used to treat AUD (e.g., naltrexone) * Lifetime Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any psychotic disorder * Current use of psychoactive drugs * Not currently enrolled in college * Not interested in cutting back alcohol intake or changing his/her drinking * Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant

Locations (1)

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Alcohol abstinence

Participants will be monitored for 3 months to assess alcohol abstinence by blood alcohol content.

Time frame: Up to 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in AUD severity at 3 months.

Measured by Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-5(AUDADIS-5). Change in AUD severity from baseline to 3 months.

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months.

Change in AUD frequency status.

Measured by AUDIT. Participants will be monitored for up to 3 months. This is the number of participants who screen positive for AUD.

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months.

Change in Alcohol-related negative consequences at 3 months.

Measured by Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI).

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months.

Change in Alcohol use at 3 months.

Measured by 90-day Timeline Followback (TLFB).

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months.

Change in Reasons for drinking at 3 months.

Measured by Drinking Motives Questionnaire Revised (DMQ-R).

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months

Change in negative affect at 3 months.

Measured by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS).

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months

Change in positive affect at 3 months.

Measured by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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