Trial reportAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2015
Computer-Delivered Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use in Pregnancy: A Pilot Randomized Trial.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Review article: Electronic screening and brief intervention for alcohol-related trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial and medication interventions to stop or reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions for pregnant women: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Preventing Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- eHealth Interventions to Treat Substance Use in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- A Web-Based Intervention for Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infections and Substance Use During Pregnancy: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Text Messaging Intervention for Postpartum Alcohol Use: Micro-Randomized Trial Supports Feasibility, Acceptability, and Maternal Message Preference.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Trial
- Decreased Alcohol Consumption in an Implementation Study of Computerized Brief Intervention among HIV Patients in Clinical Care.AIDS and behavior · 2021Trial
- Abstinence outcomes among women in reproductive health centers administered clinician or electronic brief interventions.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Trial
- Testing the efficacy of motivational strategies, empathic reflections, and lifelike features in a computerized intervention for alcohol use: A factorial trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2019Trial
- Comparing satisfaction, alliance and intervention components in electronically delivered and in-person brief interventions for substance use among childbearing-aged women.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Trial
- A randomised trial of a computer-delivered screening and brief intervention for postpartum alcohol use.Drug and alcohol review · 2016Trial
- Consumer and Health Care Professional Perspectives on a Digital Platform to Support Preventive Antenatal Care: Qualitative Descriptive Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Safe start, a hybrid intervention to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Alcohol Use in the Early Postpartum Period: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study to Understand the Role of Self-Efficacy.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Listening to Black Pregnant and Postpartum People: Using Technology to Enhance Equity in Screening and Treatment of Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Using Planned and Unplanned Adaptation to Implement Universal Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention to Prevent Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies in Four Primary Care Health Systems.Substance use & addiction journal · 2025Article
- Women Empowered to Connect With Addiction Resources and Engage in Evidence-Based Treatment (WE-CARE)-an mHealth Application for the Universal Screening of Alcohol, Substance Use, Depression, and Anxiety: Usability and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Technology-Based Interventions for Substance Use Treatment Among People Who Identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian or Alaska Native: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough screening and brief intervention (SBI) for unhealthy alcohol use has demonstrated efficacy in some trials, its implementation has been limited. Technology-delivered approaches are a promising alternative, particularly during pregnancy when the importance of alcohol use is amplified. The present trial evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of an interactive, empathic, video-enhanced, and computer-delivered SBI (e-SBI) plus 3 tailored mailings, and estimated intervention effects.
methodsWe recruited 48 pregnant women who screened positive for alcohol risk at an urban prenatal care clinic. Participants were randomly assigned to the e-SBI plus mailings or to a control session on infant nutrition, and were re-evaluated during their postpartum hospitalization. The primary outcome was 90-day period prevalence abstinence as measured by timeline follow-back interview.
resultsParticipants rated the intervention as easy to use and helpful (4.7 to 5.0 on a 5-point scale). Blinded follow-up evaluation at childbirth revealed medium-size intervention effects on 90-day period prevalence abstinence (OR = 3.4); similarly, intervention effects on a combined healthy pregnancy outcome variable (live birth, normal birthweight, and no neonatal intensive care unit stay) were also of moderate magnitude in favor of e-SBI participants (OR = 3.3). As expected in this intentionally underpowered pilot trial, these effects were nonsignificant (p = 0.19 and 0.09, respectively).
conclusionsThis pilot trial demonstrated the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of e-SBI plus tailored mailings for alcohol use in pregnancy. These findings mirror the promising results of other trials using a similar approach and should be confirmed in a fully powered trial.
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