NCT04975191

Personalized Feedback Programs for College Students

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 252 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of different forms of personalized feedback intended to help students make their best personal choices to support their health and well-being in college.

Detailed description

Risky substance use among college students is a widespread challenge that requires innovative prevention methods to address. A primary aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of receiving different types of personalized feedback on the substance use and wellbeing of college students. This preliminary efficacy will be evaluated through a multi-part randomized controlled trial comparing four conditions: (1) resources program, (2) on-line Personalized Feedback Program (PFP), (3) on-line Substance Use Feedback Program (based on brief motivational intervention (BMI) principles), and (4) PFP+BMI. At the first time point, participants will be randomly selected into one of four conditions. Participants have an equal chance of being assigned to any one of the conditions. All participants will complete follow-up surveys at two additional timepoints (30 day follow-up; 3-month follow-up) to determine any changes that have occurred since they took part in their program at Time Point 1. After the final survey, all participants, regardless of their initial group, will be invited to receive all of the personalized feedback components available across all conditions. Findings from this study have great potential to enhance the effectiveness of college student substance use prevention programming and improve college student wellbeing.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Resources	Participants will be provided a list of resources available at VCU that are intended to support student success
BEHAVIORAL	Personalized Feedback Program (PFP)	Participants will complete an interactive online program that explores their personality-related traits to provide personalized recommendations for success
BEHAVIORAL	Substance Use Feedback Program (BMI)	Participants will complete an online program based on brief motivational intervention (BMI) content/principles that explores their current substance use patterns to make personalized recommendations for success

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-08-29
• Primary completion: 2022-03-23
• Completion: 2022-03-23
• First posted: 2021-07-23
• Last updated: 2023-05-31
• Results posted: 2023-05-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States