Project THRIVE: Testing an App-based Early Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use and PTSD After Sexual Assault
University of Washington
Summary
The goal of this study is to find the most effective and efficient version of the THRIVE app. The THRIVE app is the first app-based preventative intervention that has been found to reduce alcohol misuse and posttraumatic stress in people who have recently experienced sexual assault. In this trial, participants are randomly assigned to receive different versions of the THRIVE app to compare their impact. The THRIVE app is currently only available to participants in this study.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Have reached the legal age of majority in their current state of residence * Be able to read and speak English fluently * Own a smartphone that cannot be accessed by others while the study app is installed, or they agree to take steps to reduce the risk that someone else will access the study app * Be an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student at a recruitment site at the time of screening, or if they are on summer break, plan to be enrolled in the upcoming fall term * Reside in the same state as the recruitment site for most of the year * Have experienced a sexual as…
Interventions
- BehavioralActivity scheduling
Participants will engage in activity scheduling in the app (i.e., "Activities" module). On the first day of using the app, users will create a list of valued/important and avoided activities (e.g., spending time with friends, going to the gym), and then have the option to add alcohol protective behavioral strategies (e.g., adding ice to drinks, alternating alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages) to activities that the user identifies as being likely to involve drinking. On subsequent days, users will be encouraged to complete at least one activity from their list.
- BehavioralCognitive restructuring
Participants will engage in cognitive restructuring in the app (i.e., "Thoughts" activities). Users first go through an activity involving the identification of maladaptive cognitions and create a list of their maladaptive cognitions. On subsequent days, they engage in a guided in-app activity involving cognitive restructuring of maladaptive cognitions from their list.
- BehavioralCoaching calls
Participants will receive 10-20 minute weekly coaching calls during the app use period (4 total, including coaching provided in the enrollment call). All coaching calls will, at minimum, include a check-in, troubleshooting of technical issues, check-in about experience with symptom self-monitoring, and offers of referrals. Coaching calls in conditions involving activity scheduling will involve assistance with the Activities module. Coaching calls in conditions involving cognitive restructuring will involve assistance with the Thoughts module.
- Behavioral
Location
- University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington