Online Program for Young Adult Veteran Drinkers
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 34 |
| Updated: | 11/24/2017 |
| Start Date: | May 2015 |
| End Date: | October 2017 |
Brief Online Intervention to Reduce Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Adult Veterans
The primary objective of the research study is to test the feasibility of a brief
Internet-based intervention to reduce heavy alcohol use among young adult veterans of wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans are recruited through the social media website Facebook in two
phases. In the first phase, investigators collect data from 800 veteran participants to
document and analyze drinking norms in this population. In the second phase, investigators
use the norms collected in Phase 1 and information from the analyses to develop and pilot
test an online intervention with young adult veteran participants. Six hundred participants
are recruited through Facebook and randomly assigned to intervention (N = 300) or control (N
= 300) conditions. It is hypothesized that those in the intervention condition will drink
less at a one-month follow-up period than those in the control condition. Investigators also
collect feedback from participants on the usability of the online intervention.
Internet-based intervention to reduce heavy alcohol use among young adult veterans of wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans are recruited through the social media website Facebook in two
phases. In the first phase, investigators collect data from 800 veteran participants to
document and analyze drinking norms in this population. In the second phase, investigators
use the norms collected in Phase 1 and information from the analyses to develop and pilot
test an online intervention with young adult veteran participants. Six hundred participants
are recruited through Facebook and randomly assigned to intervention (N = 300) or control (N
= 300) conditions. It is hypothesized that those in the intervention condition will drink
less at a one-month follow-up period than those in the control condition. Investigators also
collect feedback from participants on the usability of the online intervention.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. United States veteran from Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or
Operation New Dawn who has been discharged or separated from the Army, Navy, Marines,
or Air Force and is not currently in the reserves
2. between the ages of 18 and 34
3. the ability to read English (also a requirement of military service)
4. access to a computer and the Internet
5. has an email address 6) an AUDIT score of >4 (men) or >3 (women) in order to reach
those who may benefit from an intervention targeted toward reducing alcohol misuse
Exclusion Criteria:
- None besides not meeting inclusion criteria
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