Testing a Novel Instagram Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Use

Emily Grekin

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Heavy Drinking

Treatments: Behavioral: Instagram Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06420050

IRB-23-11-6344

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project aims to test the efficacy of an Instagram-based intervention for reducing heavy alcohol use. More specifically, the investigators will use a randomized controlled design to analyze differences in alcohol use and alcohol-related outcomes (e.g., alcohol-related consequences, etc.) as well as differences in the use of protective behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices. Participants (80 Prolific users who report binge drinking) will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: intervention or control. Those who are randomized to the intervention condition will be invited to follow study Instagram pages, and those who are randomized to the control condition will be invited to complete the assessments only. The investigators hypothesize that there will be greater reductions in alcohol use, frequency, and consequences and greater frequency of use of mindfulness exercises and protective behavioral strategies among those in the intervention condition as compared to those in the control condition.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ages 18-30
• Report regular Instagram usage (i.e., at least a few times a week)
• Report having met the NIAAA's criteria for a binge-drinking episode (4+ drinks in a sitting for cisgender women, 5+ drinks in a sitting for all other genders) at least twice a month for the past three month

Exclusion criteria

• No exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Instagram Intervention

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Instagram Intervention

Control

No Intervention group