About this trial
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of an innovative mobile application (uSafeUS+) to reduce college student drinking and sexual assault (SA) risk in real time. Following an initial period of app development, this study will use a pilot 3-arm randomized controlled trial (N = 90; 30/arm) to examine the acceptability, feasibility, and initial evidence of efficacy of the novel, expanded uSafeUS+ app, relative to the existing SA-only focused uSafeUS app (already in use on 24 college campuses), and an assessment-only control condition.
Specifically, the investigators aim to answer the following research questions:
1. Do students like the app (overall and specific features)? 2. How frequently do students use the app within the 1-month exposure period? 3. What barriers and facilitators impact app use? 4. Is there evidence of increased use of protective behaviors on drinking days and over time? 5. Is there evidence of decreased drinking (amount, frequency) or SA risk on drinking days and over time?
Participants will complete:
* A baseline assessment * A 1-month app exposure period with daily surveys about app use on the weekends * Follow-up surveys at 1- and 2-months post-intervention.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 25 years old;
Currently enrolled as a residential undergraduate student at a participating university;
Intend to reside on or near (in the same town) campus over the two-month study period
Own a smartphone/mobile device;
Disqualifiers
Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- uSafeUS+
- uSafeUS
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Florida
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Collaborator
University of New Hampshire
Collaborator