Biomarker Feedback Intervention

NCT ID: NCT07307326

Last Updated: 2025-12-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-03-15

Study Completion Date

2027-05-15

Brief Summary

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The goal of the study is to examine alcohol use behaviors of young adults through the use of testing the feasibility of adding an innovative brief personalized alcohol biomarker feedback component (TAC feedback) to an existing efficacious personalized feedback intervention, eCHECKUP TO GO (eCTG), and how (if at all) the intervention impacts drinking behaviors in high-risk college students. The study will conduct a feasibility assessment of the TAC feedback component, and will also assess the effects of the eCTG + TAC at 6-months post-baseline relative to an eCTG only group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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High Risk Drinking College Student Drinking

Keywords

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college student drinking

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The first group receives the e-CTG + TAC feedback and the second group receives the e-CTG-only.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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eCHECKUP TO GO (eCTG)

A brief, web-based program designed by San Diego State University to reduce high-risk drinking by providing personalized normative feedback regarding alcohol use, risk factors, and risks associated with drinking and accurate information about alcohol

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eCHECKUP TO GO (eCTG)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A brief, web-based program designed by San Diego State University to reduce high-risk drinking by providing personalized normative feedback regarding alcohol use, risk factors, and risks associated with drinking and accurate information about alcohol

eCHECKUPTOGO + brief personalized biomarker feedback intervention (eCTG + TAC)

Participants will receive the eCHECKUPTOGO in addition to the transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) personalized feedback. The TAC is a brief individually delivered intervention based on the principles of Motivational Interviewing and focuses on increasing students' motivation to reduce harmful drinking by drinking in a safer, less risky manner. Participants will receive information on their drinking (both from the TAC sensor and daily diary data). Participants will be asked about drinking events during the past 2 weeks (how reflective they were of typical patterns and if a night stood out as particularly negative). Students will receive information and visual representations about TAC rise rates and peaks, and then be shown how their drinking during the past 2 weeks maps onto those visuals.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eCHECKUPTOGO + brief personalized alcohol biomarker feedback intervention (eCTG + TAC)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive the eCHECKUPTOGO in addition to the transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) personalized feedback. The TAC is a brief individually delivered intervention based on the principles of Motivational Interviewing and focuses on increasing students' motivation to reduce harmful drinking by drinking in a safer, less risky manner. Participants will receive information on their drinking (both from the TAC sensor and daily diary data). Participants will be asked about drinking events during the past 2 weeks (how reflective they were of typical patterns and if a night stood out as particularly negative). Students will receive information and visual representations about TAC rise rates and peaks, and then be shown how their drinking during the past 2 weeks maps onto those visuals.

Interventions

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eCHECKUP TO GO (eCTG)

A brief, web-based program designed by San Diego State University to reduce high-risk drinking by providing personalized normative feedback regarding alcohol use, risk factors, and risks associated with drinking and accurate information about alcohol

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

eCHECKUPTOGO + brief personalized alcohol biomarker feedback intervention (eCTG + TAC)

Participants will receive the eCHECKUPTOGO in addition to the transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) personalized feedback. The TAC is a brief individually delivered intervention based on the principles of Motivational Interviewing and focuses on increasing students' motivation to reduce harmful drinking by drinking in a safer, less risky manner. Participants will receive information on their drinking (both from the TAC sensor and daily diary data). Participants will be asked about drinking events during the past 2 weeks (how reflective they were of typical patterns and if a night stood out as particularly negative). Students will receive information and visual representations about TAC rise rates and peaks, and then be shown how their drinking during the past 2 weeks maps onto those visuals.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Between the ages of 18-23 at enrollment
* Endorse drinking 4+/5+ (women/men) on a typical Friday or Saturday in the past 3-months
* Report at least 1 alcohol-induced blackout in the past 3-months
* Willing to wear a TAC sensor for 14 days at Waves 1 and 2

Exclusion Criteria

* Younger than 18 at baseline
* Not fluent in English
* No Internet access
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

23 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Penn State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kimberly Mallett

Research Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kimberly Mallett, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Pennsylvania State University

Locations

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The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Kimberly Mallett, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 814-441-6398

Email: [email protected]

Rob Turrisi, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 814-865-7808

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Kimberly Mallett, PhD

Role: primary

Rob Turrisi, PhD

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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STUDY00027939

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id