Clinical Trial: A Web Application to Reduce Heavy Drinking in First-time DWI Offenders

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Web Application to Reduce Heavy Drinking in First-time DWI Offenders

Brief Summary:

The overall objective of this project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a web application for first-time DWI offenders that will provide them with an age-appropriate brief motivational intervention (BMI) to motivate them to reduce their drinking and a cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) for to help them achieve and maintain abstinence. The goal is to reduce heavy drinking and consequently the risk for future drunk driving.

The specific objectives of this Phase II are:

  • Completing the development of the Right Turns prototype based on feedback from the Phase I pilot study participants. This includes: providing more structure and guidance as participants work in the Tool Box section of the program; simplifying the content of the Tool Box; further R&D in the text messaging feature for 2nd and 3rd tier cellular providers; implement a customized pdf report function for progress reports from the program to users' probation officers (under control of the user); developing a follow-up component and outcome reports; and revising the videos in the Tool Box to reflect greater diversity and a younger population of drinkers.
  • Conducting a randomized clinical trial of the program with first time DWI/DUI offenders who are recruited locally, collecting follow-up data, analyzing the data, and reporting the results.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP

Current Primary Outcome:

  • Quantity/frequency of alcohol use: Form 90 [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
    Quantity/frequency of drinking in previous 3 months
  • Inventory of Drug Use Consequences (InDuC) [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
    Quantity/frequency of alcohol and drug related problems in the previous 3 months


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Self-efficacy [ Time Frame: at enrollment ]

The Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy scale measures one's confidence in remaining abstinent in various situations.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP

Dates:
Date Received: February 24, 2014
Date Started: May 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
Last Verified: September 2016