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2024-05-06 @ 12:56 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:06 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT03884478
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2023-03-07
First Post:
2019-02-14
Brief Title:
A Gamified Social Media Inspired Personalized Normative Feedback Alcohol Intervention for Sexual Minority Women
Sponsor:
Loyola Marymount University
Organization:
Loyola Marymount University
Study Overview
Official Title:
PNF 20 A Novel Gamified Facebook-Integrated Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use and Negative Consequences Among Sexual Minority Women
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2022-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Sexual minority women in the United States are more likely to drink alcohol engage in heavy drinking and experience alcohol-related problems than are heterosexual women Yet to date no evidence-based intervention or prevention efforts have been developed to reduce alcohol consumption among female sexual minority community members The proposed research seeks to narrow the disparity in alcohol intervention research by examining an innovative gamified personalized normative feedback PNF intervention to reduce drinking among sexual minority women found to frequent social media sites and overestimate norms related to peers general alcohol use and drinking to cope with sexual minority stigma The newly developed GANDR Gamified Alcohol Norm Discovery and Readjustment PNF format takes the well-established core components of a PNF alcohol intervention and delivers these components within an inviting social media inspired culturally-tailored online competition This incognito intervention format is designed to be more appealing engaging believable positively received and thus effective than standard web-based PNF The version developed for sexual minority women delivers PNF on alcohol use and stigma-coping behaviors within the context of an online game about sexual minority female stereotypes Following two introductory rounds of play by a large cohort of sexual minority women a sub-sample of 500 sexual minority female drinkers will be invited to participate in an evaluation study Study participants will be randomized to receive 1 of 3 unique sequences of feedback ie Alcohol Stigma-Coping Alcohol Control or Control topics only during 2 intervention rounds taking place over a 6-month period The randomized feedback sequences and multiple rounds of play will allow the research team to evaluate whether PNF on alcohol use reduces sexual minority womens alcohol consumption and negative consequences relative to PNF on control topics AIM 2 H1 examine whether providing PNF on stigma-coping behaviors in addition to alcohol use further reduces alcohol use and consequences beyond alcohol PNF alone AIM 2 H2 and identify mediators and moderators of intervention effectiveness AIM 3
Detailed Description:
This incognito alcohol intervention is culturally tailored to appeal to heavy social media using sexual minority women residing in the US and ranging in age from 21 to 55 years Personalized normative feedback on sexual identity and age specific descriptive drinking and stigma-coping norms are delivered to players within the context of an online competition designed to challenge sexual minority women stereotypes and increase visibility To increase the believability of the normative statistics players create a social media-inspired profile at registration which includes an optional photo brief bio links to social media accounts and other basic information Registered players are able to browse the profiles of others and actual norms for all topics are transparently generated by the responses of players taking part in the competition To increase motivation and engagement each monthly round of the competition features a point-based reward system a leader board and a cash prize that is awarded to the top scorer who demonstrates the greatest accuracy in perceptions of peers To decrease defensive reactions and increase appeal feedback topics are ostensibly selected by chance in the game with treatment PNF on alcohol use and stigma-coping behaviors delivered alongside feedback on control topics of high interest to community members eg style relationships sex etc Appeal and credibility are also gained through sponsorship and promotion of the competition by several collaborating community organizations trusted as sources for health and social information by sexual minority women
One round of the game is played each month over a 8 month period Players are encouraged to browse player profiles before each round and it is made clear that the goal is to grow ones score by submitting accurate guesses and strategic bets on the responses of other players in ones age and sexual identity group Each round includes questions about 2 to 3 topics ostensibly selected by a slot machine like spinner For each topic players make guesses about the behaviors and experiences of other players in their age and sexual identity group choose amounts of points to bet on these guesses being true of the group and then contribute to actual group norms by answering parallel questions Each round is open for 30 days Once closed players are sent a text message containing a private link at which they can see detailed results PNF for the round view the leaderboard and cash prize winner and play the next round
Packaging this intervention as a fun identity-relevant competition for sexual minority women rather than a transparent alcohol intervention study allows feasibility and efficacy to be evaluated simultaneously with a high degree of ecological validity First 1200 sexual minority women will be recruited to take part in the online competition No participation-based incentives will be offered to players beyond the opportunity to compete for a variable cash prize each round Then following two initial rounds of play a sub-sample of 500 drinkers will be invited to take part in an incentivized evaluation study after answering alcohol use questions in Round 3 Upon consenting to participate in the evaluation study participants will be randomized to receive 1 of 3 unique sequences of feedback ie Alcohol Stigma-Coping Alcohol Control or Control only during intervention Rounds 3 and 4 Short-term reductions in alcohol use will be assessed in Round 6 of the competition where players will be prompted to guess bet on and answer alcohol use and control topic questions for a second time ie Replay Bonus Round 2 month follow-up Following all rounds of the competition a short survey will assess the alcohol use and negative consequences of Evaluation Study participants a final time 4 month follow-up
Feasibility analysis will examine engagement with the online competition platform and sustainability of play in the absence of traditional study participation incentives among players not involved in the Evaluation Study Efficacy analysis will focus on study participants randomly assigned to 1 of the 3 feedback conditions in order to 1 evaluate whether PNF on alcohol use reduces sexual minority womens alcohol consumption and negative consequences relative to PNF on control topics 2 examine whether providing PNF on stigma-coping behaviors in addition to alcohol use further reduces alcohol use and consequences beyond alcohol PNF and 3 identify mediators and moderators of intervention effectiveness
One round of the game is played each month over a 8 month period Players are encouraged to browse player profiles before each round and it is made clear that the goal is to grow ones score by submitting accurate guesses and strategic bets on the responses of other players in ones age and sexual identity group Each round includes questions about 2 to 3 topics ostensibly selected by a slot machine like spinner For each topic players make guesses about the behaviors and experiences of other players in their age and sexual identity group choose amounts of points to bet on these guesses being true of the group and then contribute to actual group norms by answering parallel questions Each round is open for 30 days Once closed players are sent a text message containing a private link at which they can see detailed results PNF for the round view the leaderboard and cash prize winner and play the next round
Packaging this intervention as a fun identity-relevant competition for sexual minority women rather than a transparent alcohol intervention study allows feasibility and efficacy to be evaluated simultaneously with a high degree of ecological validity First 1200 sexual minority women will be recruited to take part in the online competition No participation-based incentives will be offered to players beyond the opportunity to compete for a variable cash prize each round Then following two initial rounds of play a sub-sample of 500 drinkers will be invited to take part in an incentivized evaluation study after answering alcohol use questions in Round 3 Upon consenting to participate in the evaluation study participants will be randomized to receive 1 of 3 unique sequences of feedback ie Alcohol Stigma-Coping Alcohol Control or Control only during intervention Rounds 3 and 4 Short-term reductions in alcohol use will be assessed in Round 6 of the competition where players will be prompted to guess bet on and answer alcohol use and control topic questions for a second time ie Replay Bonus Round 2 month follow-up Following all rounds of the competition a short survey will assess the alcohol use and negative consequences of Evaluation Study participants a final time 4 month follow-up
Feasibility analysis will examine engagement with the online competition platform and sustainability of play in the absence of traditional study participation incentives among players not involved in the Evaluation Study Efficacy analysis will focus on study participants randomly assigned to 1 of the 3 feedback conditions in order to 1 evaluate whether PNF on alcohol use reduces sexual minority womens alcohol consumption and negative consequences relative to PNF on control topics 2 examine whether providing PNF on stigma-coping behaviors in addition to alcohol use further reduces alcohol use and consequences beyond alcohol PNF and 3 identify mediators and moderators of intervention effectiveness
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1R21AA025767-01A1 | NIH | None | httpsreporternihgovquickSearch1R21AA025767-01A1 |