Trial reportPloS one2013
An experimental trial exploring the impact of continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring upon alcohol consumption in a cohort of male students.
Trial report in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Use of Wearable Transdermal Alcohol Sensors for Monitoring Alcohol Consumption After Detoxification With Contingency Management: Pilot Randomized Feasibility Trial.JMIR human factors · 2025Trial
- What hepatology clinicians and their patients with alcohol-related liver disease think of wearable alcohol biosensors to aid abstinence from alcohol: A qualitative study.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of inhibitory control training for the reduction of alcohol consumption in problem drinkers.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Trial
- Feasibility of mHealth Strategies to Promote Use of Wrist-Worn Alcohol Biosensors Among Young Adults With HIV: Protocol for the Engage Microrandomized Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- A qualitative exploration of the experiences of transdermal alcohol sensor devices amongst people in receipt of treatment for alcohol use disorder.Addictive behaviors reports · 2024Article
- Acceptability and Feasibility of Wearable Transdermal Alcohol Sensors: Systematic Review.JMIR human factors · 2022Review
- Transdermal sensor features correlate with ecological momentary assessment drinking reports and predict alcohol-related consequences in young adults' natural settings.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Facilitators and barriers to a contingency management alcohol intervention involving a transdermal alcohol sensor.Heliyon · 2020Article
- Benefits of temporary alcohol restriction: a feasibility randomized trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- Wrist-worn alcohol biosensors: Strengths, limitations, and future directions.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2019Article
- Assessment of Alcohol Use in the Natural Environment.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Review
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- Preliminary research informing policy on remote alcohol monitoring in criminal justice: the Scottish experience.International journal of public health · 2016Article
- Development of a real-time repeated-measures assessment protocol to capture change over the course of a drinking episode.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2015Article
- Biomonitoring for Improving Alcohol Consumption Surveys: The New Gold Standard?Alcohol research : current reviews · 2014Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the impact of continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring upon alcohol consumption in male students at a Scottish university.
methodUsing a within-subject mixed-methods design, 60 male university students were randomly allocated into three experimental conditions using AUDIT score stratified sampling. Participants in Conditions A and B were asked not to consume alcohol for a 14-day period, with those in Condition A additionally being required to wear a continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring anklet. Condition C participants wore an anklet and were asked to continue consuming alcohol as normal. Alcohol consumption was measured through alcohol timeline follow-back, and using data collected from the anklets where available. Diaries and focus groups explored participants' experiences of the trial.
resultsAlcohol consumption during the 14-day trial decreased significantly for participants in Conditions A and B, but not in C. There was no significant relative difference in units of alcohol consumed between Conditions A and B, but significantly fewer participants in Condition A drank alcohol than in Condition B. Possible reasons for this difference identified from the focus groups and diaries included the anklet acting as a reminder of commitment to the study (and the agreement to sobriety), participants feeling under surveillance, and the use of the anklet as a tool to resist social pressure to consume alcohol.
conclusionsThe study provided experience in using continuous transdermal alcohol monitors in an experimental context, and demonstrated ways in which the technology may be supportive in facilitating sobriety. Results from the study have been used to design a research project using continuous transdermal alcohol monitors with ex-offenders who recognise a link between their alcohol consumption and offending behaviour.
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