Personalized Feedback Programs for College Students

NCT ID: NCT04975191

Last Updated: 2023-05-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

252 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-29

Study Completion Date

2022-03-23

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of different forms of personalized feedback intended to help students make their best personal choices to support their health and well-being in college.

Detailed Description

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Risky substance use among college students is a widespread challenge that requires innovative prevention methods to address. A primary aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of receiving different types of personalized feedback on the substance use and wellbeing of college students. This preliminary efficacy will be evaluated through a multi-part randomized controlled trial comparing four conditions: (1) resources program, (2) on-line Personalized Feedback Program (PFP), (3) on-line Substance Use Feedback Program (based on brief motivational intervention (BMI) principles), and (4) PFP+BMI.

At the first time point, participants will be randomly selected into one of four conditions. Participants have an equal chance of being assigned to any one of the conditions. All participants will complete follow-up surveys at two additional timepoints (30 day follow-up; 3-month follow-up) to determine any changes that have occurred since they took part in their program at Time Point 1.

After the final survey, all participants, regardless of their initial group, will be invited to receive all of the personalized feedback components available across all conditions.

Findings from this study have great potential to enhance the effectiveness of college student substance use prevention programming and improve college student wellbeing.

Conditions

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Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Resources Program (RP)

Group Type OTHER

Resources

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be provided a list of resources available at VCU that are intended to support student success

Personalized Feedback Program (PFP)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Personalized Feedback Program (PFP)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete an interactive online program that explores their personality-related traits to provide personalized recommendations for success

Brief motivational intervention (BMI)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Substance Use Feedback Program (BMI)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete an online program based on brief motivational intervention (BMI) content/principles that explores their current substance use patterns to make personalized recommendations for success

Combined PFP+BMI

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Personalized Feedback Program (PFP)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete an interactive online program that explores their personality-related traits to provide personalized recommendations for success

Substance Use Feedback Program (BMI)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete an online program based on brief motivational intervention (BMI) content/principles that explores their current substance use patterns to make personalized recommendations for success

Interventions

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Resources

Participants will be provided a list of resources available at VCU that are intended to support student success

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Personalized Feedback Program (PFP)

Participants will complete an interactive online program that explores their personality-related traits to provide personalized recommendations for success

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Substance Use Feedback Program (BMI)

Participants will complete an online program based on brief motivational intervention (BMI) content/principles that explores their current substance use patterns to make personalized recommendations for success

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Consent: Voluntary consent must be provided.
* Age: Students over the age of 18 may participate.
* Year in college: Newly enrolled freshmen.
* Enrollment status: Only full-time VCU students will participate.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age: Under the age of 18
* Year in College: A sophomore, junior or senior
* Enrollment Status: Enrolled part-time
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Virginia Commonwealth University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Joshua Langberg, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Virginia Commonwealth University

Locations

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Keyes, C. L. (2009). Brief description of the mental health continuum short form (MHC-SF). Scale retrieved from https://www.psytoolkit.org/survey-library/mhc-sf.html.

Reference Type RESULT

Derogatis LR, Lipman RS, Covi L. SCL-90: an outpatient psychiatric rating scale--preliminary report. Psychopharmacol Bull. 1973 Jan;9(1):13-28. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 4682398 (View on PubMed)

Lamers SM, Westerhof GJ, Bohlmeijer ET, ten Klooster PM, Keyes CL. Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF). J Clin Psychol. 2011 Jan;67(1):99-110. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20741.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20973032 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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R34AA027347

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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HM20022611

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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