CompletedNot Applicable

A PPG Sensor-Based Feedback Intervention for Heavy Drinking Young Adults

United States60 participantsStarted 2022-02-23

Plain-language summary

Heavy alcohol use among young adults is a significant public health problem. Advances in technology may offer an innovative solution. This project will conduct the first controlled test of a feedback intervention for reducing drinking and improving health in young adults by targeting heart rate variability, resting heart rate, and sleep via biosensors and electronic diary methods.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 25 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18-25 years of age * Report ≥ 4 heavy drinking occasions in the past 28 days * Report Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test- Consumption (AUDIT-C) scores indictive of risk of drinking harm * English Speaking * Have a personal smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * Sleep Disorder History * Night/ Rotating work shift * Travel two or more time zones in the month prior to the study or anticipated travel two or more times during study participation * Clinically severe AUD in past 12 months * Currently enrolled in alcohol or sleep treatment * Current, severe psychiatric illness * Current DSM-V substance use disorder * Positive urine drug screen for a substance other than marijuana

What they're measuring

Total Drinks Consumed

Timeframe: up to Week 10

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05090995

SponsorYale University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-06-01

Results submitted2024-05-30

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