Smartphone Application for University Students With Binge Drinking Behavior

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

628 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-01

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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Alcohol use is a causal factor in more than 200 diseases and injury conditions (see ICD-10) and in France, alcohol is the first cause of hospitalization. Binge drinking (BD) has emerged as a major public health issue among student populations and is associated with negative consequences and social, cognitive and brain alterations. More than half of French university students have reported BD in the past month and are at increased risk of several alcohol-related consequences such as memory and sleep impairments, and reduced quality of life. BD is also a major risk factor in the development of alcohol addiction, with individual and environmental factors playing a role that is still poorly understood. Moreover, most students and young adults are reluctant to seek interventions when it is provided by health care professionals (only 4-5%) and have poor insight with regard to their alcohol use patterns / habits. Thus, there is an urgent need for developing effective prevention and intervention programs to reduce alcohol drinking in students. Recent studies have demonstrated that new types of technology-delivered interventions are promising tools for addressing unhealthy alcohol use. For example, an uncontrolled trial pilot study using a smartphone application-delivered intervention produced a reduction in both number of drinks per week and BD from baseline to 3-month follow-up. A recent review also showed significant outcomes of a mobile health intervention for self-control of unhealthy alcohol use. The investigators hypothesize that a timeline follow-back and personalized feedback based on the use of a mobile application can reduce excessive alcohol intake at 3-months. This study will provide scientific knowledge about BD in students, but also regarding a new type of intervention that could be effective for prevention in non-treatment seeking individuals and reducing the severity of health problems associated with excessive alcohol intake.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alcohol Drinking Binge Drinking

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Binge Drinking

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

blood microsampling

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

blood microsampling for the measure of Phosphatidylethanol

Binge Drinking-control

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

blood microsampling

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

blood microsampling for the measure of Phosphatidylethanol

Interventions

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blood microsampling

blood microsampling for the measure of Phosphatidylethanol

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Students between 18 and 25 years old
* AUQ score greater than or equal to 24, and AUDIT score greater than or equal to 3 for its first 3 items. Drinking details with the DDQ when necessary.
* BD behavior: at least one occasion with 6 or more drinks in the last 3 months.
* Consent to be included in the study
* Affiliated to social security

Exclusion Criteria

* Not having a smartphone with an Apple or Android system.
* Previous use of the MyDéfi smartphone application
* Declaration of a psychiatric / neurologic condition
* Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding woman
* Subject under guardianship, curators or restricted under public law

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No