Reset Challenge: Reducing High-risk Drinking for Cancer Prevention
Purpose
This is a single-arm, non-randomized, prospective study to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 30-day mobile Health (mHealth) Reset Challenge for reducing high-risk drinking.
Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking
- Heavy Drinking
- Binge Drinking
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 120 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Adults +18 - Individuals who drink alcohol regularly - Further inclusion criteria will be determined via a Zoom screening with a member of the research staff.
Exclusion Criteria
- Exclusion criteria will be determined via a Zoom screening with a member of the research staff.
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- N/A
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental 30-Day Reset |
Participants will take part in a 30-day alcohol abstinence challenge. For 2 weeks before, and during the challenge participants will fill out daily surveys monitoring alcohol consumption. Additionally, there will be a longer 1 and 3-month follow-up survey after the completion of the challenge. |
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Recruiting Locations
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Detailed Description
Alcohol is a modifiable risk factor for gastrointestinal and breast cancers, with heavy, binge, and daily drinking increasing cancer risk. To reduce these cancers, accessible, effective, and scalable alcohol interventions are needed. Mobile Health (mHealth) platforms are well suited for this purpose, as they can screen for high-risk drinking and deliver on-demand, evidence-based interventions directly to at-risk individuals. Building on the success of the 'Dry January' community intervention, the current study will develop and test a 30-day Reset Challenge. This trial will recruit 150 adults with high-risk drinking behaviors in Oklahoma and pursue three aims. First, the investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the Reset Challenge. Secondly the investigators want to evaluate whether improving confidence in alcohol cessation methods is associated with a higher likelihood of achieving 30-day abstinence. The exploratory third goal is to examine the feasibility of using an alcohol sensor as an objective outcome measure in a subsample of participants. To date, "Dry January" community interventions have only minimally investigated treatment mechanisms, and their outcomes have been assessed solely through self-reported alcohol use. Findings from the current study will determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the Reset Challenge and clarify the potential role of self-efficacy as a critical predictor for successful abstinence. This work will provide foundational data for future large-scale trials aimed at reducing high-risk drinking, and ultimately lowering alcohol-related cancer in the U.S.