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Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2021

C.A.R.E.S: A mobile health program for alcohol risk reduction in community college students.

Beth Bock, Christopher Deutsch, Shira Dunsiger, Rochelle K Rosen, Kristen Walaska, Ryan Lantini, Rob Foster

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Contemporary clinical trials, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03927482 (C.A.R.E.S.), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03927482 nacompletednot on this map

C.A.R.E.S.: A Mobile Health Program for Alcohol Risk Reduction for an Under- Served College Population

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Miriam HospitalRan2018 to 2022Enrolled239ConditionsAlcohol AbuseArmsCARES mobile smart phone app, Check Your Drinking
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Beth BockAlpert Medical School, Brown University, United States of America; Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Coro Suite 309, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, United States of America; Brown School of Public Health, 121 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903, United States of America. Electronic address: Beth_Bock@Brown.edu.
Christopher DeutschLive Inspired LLC, 1531 Gales St., Washington DC, NE 20002, United States of America.
Shira DunsigerAlpert Medical School, Brown University, United States of America; Brown School of Public Health, 121 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903, United States of America. Electronic address: Shira_Dunsiger@Brown.edu.
Rochelle K RosenCenter for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Coro Suite 309, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, United States of America; Brown School of Public Health, 121 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903, United States of America. Electronic address: Rochelle_Rosen@Brown.edu.
Kristen WalaskaCenter for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Coro Suite 309, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, United States of America. Electronic address: kwalaska@lifespan.org.
Ryan LantiniCenter for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Coro Suite 309, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, United States of America. Electronic address: RLantini@lifespan.org.
Rob FosterLive Inspired LLC, 1531 Gales St., Washington DC, NE 20002, United States of America.
Miriam Hospital · USBrown University · US

Funding

C.A.R.E.S.: A Mobile Health Program for Alcohol Risk Reduction for an Under-Served College PopulationR42AA026788 · NIAAA · LIVE INSPIRED, LLC · PI BOCK, BETH C, DEUTSCH, CHRISTOPHER · 2018 to 2020
$1.1M
NIAAA NIH HHS R42 AA026788
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCompared to students at four-year residential colleges, Community College Students (CCS) are at greater risk for binge drinking and alcohol related risks, however few interventions have been developed specifically for the needs of CCS. METHODS AND

designThis study design tests the efficacy of a smartphone app (CARES) compared to an existing online alcohol education (AE) program. CCS (n = 250) will be recruited using a nationwide social media campaign and randomly assigned to either arm, stratified by sex and age (over/under 21). Eligibility screening, consent and assessments are conducted online and both interventions are accessible by smartphone. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, 4- and 8- weeks, end of treatment (12-weeks) and at 6-month follow-up. The primary outcomes are heavy episodic drinking (past 2 weeks), and alcohol related problems Confidence in refusing alcohol, use of protective behavioral strategies and expectations regarding alcohol use. Demographics including age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital and parental status and employment will be analyzed as potential covariates. DISCUSSION: Community colleges serve approximately half of all US college students but frequently lack the resources to implement full-service alcohol prevention and education programs. The specific needs of CCS also differ from those of residential college students for whom most alcohol prevention programs have been developed. If proven efficacious, the CARES intervention may offer a scalable, easily disseminable program designed for the needs of community colleges and their students. ClinicalTrials.gov Registration: NCT03927482.

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TelemedicineUniversitiesAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHumansMaleRisk Reduction BehaviorStudentsYoung AdultAlcoholCollege studentsCommunity collegePreventionRiskSmartphone

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PMID34182157
PMCPMC11776310
OpenAlexW3173899066

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