Effects of Training Combined With a Small Financial Incentive on Reducing Alcohol Consumption

NCT ID: NCT04999371

Last Updated: 2022-03-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

443 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-29

Study Completion Date

2022-07-31

Brief Summary

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The existing alcohol intervention studies are mainly conducted in developed countries, few studies have focused on alcohol consumption among ethnic minority migrant people in developing countries. To address this gap, the investigators aim to evaluate the effects of a brief intervention combined with a small financial incentive on alcohol consumption and health outcomes among the migrated population in Liangshan Prefecture. This study was conducted in Liangshan Prefecture for two reasons: first, Liangshan is a region located in the southwestern of Sichuan province and is populated by Yi minority, and the average income in Liangshan is just about two-thirds of the national average income. Second, a study found that the drinking rate of the Yi minority (47.9%) is higher than that of other regions in China.

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of alcohol consumption among the ethnic populations in China and to test the feasibility and efficacy of small financial incentives with brief advice intervention targeting the reduction of harmful drinking behaviors among poor people.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alcohol Use Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control without intervention

No information or cash incentives are provided to the participants in the control group, but it is also necessary to collect the information of the participants in the control group and perform an alcohol test. Therefore, the project team will provide a certain degree of compensation for participants in the control group (participants of the intervention group also will receive this part of compensation).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Mobile-based information intervention

The participants in this group received free three-time counsel and constant multi-media messages about the topic of alcohol consumption for three months. One-to-one counseling services will be provided via a telephone call, which is based on World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. A total of three counsels are conducted, which are set on the second week, sixth and tenth week after the baseline survey.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Brief Alcohol Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The participants in the treatment group received free three-time counsel and constant multi-media messages about the topic of alcohol consumption for three months. One-to-one counseling services will be provided via a telephone call, which is based on World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. A total of three counsels are conducted, which are set on the second week, sixth and tenth week after the baseline survey.

Brief intervention counselors are from the team of this study and trained by Hongkong University. All counselors are required to attend a full-day workshop before participant recruitment. The contents of the workshop include (1) knowledge of excessive drinking harms and benefits of controlling drinking; (2) overview of AUDIT; (3) alcohol reduction advice; (4) a standard procedure of brief intervention.

Mobile-based information intervention with performance-based incentive

The participants in this group were conducted by deducting money. Firstly, a certain amount of vouchers were given to the participants, which was equivalent to the reward for passing seven tests. Then, the voucher would be deducted according to every test result. Finally, the participants will receive cash according to the vouchers.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Brief Alcohol Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The participants in the treatment group received free three-time counsel and constant multi-media messages about the topic of alcohol consumption for three months. One-to-one counseling services will be provided via a telephone call, which is based on World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. A total of three counsels are conducted, which are set on the second week, sixth and tenth week after the baseline survey.

Brief intervention counselors are from the team of this study and trained by Hongkong University. All counselors are required to attend a full-day workshop before participant recruitment. The contents of the workshop include (1) knowledge of excessive drinking harms and benefits of controlling drinking; (2) overview of AUDIT; (3) alcohol reduction advice; (4) a standard procedure of brief intervention.

Financial Incentive Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The participants in financial Incentive intervention group were conducted by deducting money. Firstly, a certain amount of vouchers were given to the participants, which was equivalent to the reward for passing seven tests. Then, the voucher would be deducted according to every test result. Finally, the participants will receive cash according to the vouchers.

Interventions

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Brief Alcohol Intervention

The participants in the treatment group received free three-time counsel and constant multi-media messages about the topic of alcohol consumption for three months. One-to-one counseling services will be provided via a telephone call, which is based on World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. A total of three counsels are conducted, which are set on the second week, sixth and tenth week after the baseline survey.

Brief intervention counselors are from the team of this study and trained by Hongkong University. All counselors are required to attend a full-day workshop before participant recruitment. The contents of the workshop include (1) knowledge of excessive drinking harms and benefits of controlling drinking; (2) overview of AUDIT; (3) alcohol reduction advice; (4) a standard procedure of brief intervention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Financial Incentive Intervention

The participants in financial Incentive intervention group were conducted by deducting money. Firstly, a certain amount of vouchers were given to the participants, which was equivalent to the reward for passing seven tests. Then, the voucher would be deducted according to every test result. Finally, the participants will receive cash according to the vouchers.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\-

Exclusion Criteria

* Age\<18 and Age\>65
* Scores of AUDIT\<8
* Do not speak mandarin
* Less than three-months residence at Xichang
* Income not calculated by hour wage or piece-rate wage
* Those who have previous abstinence experience, epilepsy, liver disease, and is using sedative drugs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Peking University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yu Sun

Ph.D., Assistant Director, PKU China Center for Health Economic Research (CCHER)Yu Sun, Ph.D. Assistant Director, PKU China Center for Health Economic Research (CCHER)

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Peking University China Center for Health Economic Research

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Li S, Wu Z, Liu S, Sun Y, Liu GG. Effect of a brief intervention with small financial incentives on alcohol consumption in China: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2022 May 18;12(5):e056550. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056550.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35584882 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ccher_liangshan alcohol

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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