Brief intervention for hazardous drinking delivered using text messaging: a pilot randomised controlled trial from Goa, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile-based brief intervention (BI), generate preliminary estimates of the impact of the BI and fine-tune the procedures for a definitive randomised controlled trial.

Design

Parallel three-arm single-blind individually randomised controlled pilot trial. Eligible and consenting participants were randomised to receive mobile-based BI, face-to-face BI and information leaflet.

Setting

Educational institutions, workplaces and primary care centres.

Participants

Adult hazardous drinkers.

Results

Seventy-four participants were randomised into the three trial arms; forty-eight (64·9 %) completed outcome evaluation. There were no significant differences between the three arms on change in any of the dri

SUBMITTER: Nadkarni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612702 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature