Resource Allocation for Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking
What this study involves
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- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Age range
- 21 years - 29 years
- Sex eligible
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Participants
- 104 Actual
These are starting points, not an eligibility decision. The research team must review the full requirements.
About the research
A total of 150 young adults (ages 21-29) will be randomized to receive a brief alcohol intervention (intended to reduce alcohol-related resource allocation (e.g., time and money spent on alcohol), alcohol consumption, and alcohol related consequences) or an assessment only control condition.
All participants will complete a 3 week monitoring period of daily surveys assessing time spent in various domains, alcohol use, personal goals, and money spent on alcohol and substance-free activities. Those in the intervention condition will receive weekly personalized information summarizing the previous week's resource allocation.
All participants will complete a 1 and 3 month follow up survey. Participants can earn up to $126 for completing all study components.
Who may be able to participate?
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 1)21-29 years old, 2) reside within WA state, 3) report drinking 2+ days per week, on average, in the last six months, 4) report 4+ heavy drinking episodes (4+/5+ for women/men) in the past month,
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1\) currently enrolled in a 4-year college, 2) currently in or seeking treatment for alcohol use
Treatment, groups and participation
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- Assignment
- Random assignment
- Masking
- Single masked
Resource Allocation Intervention
Participants will complete a 3 week monitoring period of daily surveys assessing time spent in various domains during the time, alcohol use, personal goals, and money spent on alcohol and substance-free activities. Each daily survey should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.
Those in the intervention condition will receive weekly personalized information summarizing the previous week's resource allocation (e.g., personalized information on how they spent their time and money) in relation to their personal goals, interests, and alcohol use. They will also see a summary of how they spent their time and money in relation to their set goals for the week. The information in the intervention feedback will be obtained from participant's responses to the daily surveys on how they spent their time and money each day. Reviewing the intervention feedback should take no longer than 10 minutes.
Behavioral: Resource Allocation
Assessment only control
Participants will complete a 3 week monitoring period of daily surveys assessing time spent in various domains during the time, alcohol use, personal goals, and money spent on alcohol and substance-free activities. Each daily survey should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.
Other: assessment only control
Resource Allocation BEHAVIORAL
Those in the intervention condition will receive weekly personalized information summarizing the previous week's resource allocation (e.g., personalized information on how they spent their time and money) in relation to their personal goals, interests, and alcohol use. They will also see a summary of how they spent their time and money in relation to their set goals for the week The information in the intervention feedback will be obtained from participant's responses to the daily surveys on how they spent their time and money each day. Reviewing the intervention feedback should take no longer than 10 minutes.
assessment only control OTHER
participants will complete a 3 week monitoring period of daily surveys assessing time spent in various domains during the time, alcohol use, personal goals, and money spent on alcohol and substance-free activities. Each daily survey should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.
What researchers are measuring
Outcome measures describe what is being studied. They are not proof that a treatment works.
Primary measures
Standard drinks containing alcohol-
Time frame: past 1 month
We will assess the number of standard drinks, containing alcohol in a typical week collected on the Daily Drinking Questionnaire DDQ; Collins et al., 1985; Kivlahan et al., 1990)
Alcohol-related problems
Time frame: past 1 month
We will assess the number of alcohol-related consequences experienced using the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index.
Alcohol Demand
Time frame: past 1 month
Alcohol demand will be assessed with the Alcohol Purchase Task.
Time allocation
Time frame: past 1 month
Time allocation will be assessed (Murphy et al.,2012) where participants will indicate, on average, how many hours they spend in a typical week in various domains including alcohol-related domains.
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Open official results ↗Research locations (1)
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1 locations
University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United StatesStatus unknown
Study team and timeline
- Lead sponsor
- University of Washington
- Study start
- Aug 1, 2025 Actual
- Primary completion
- Jun 1, 2026 Actual
- Study completion
- Jun 1, 2026 Actual
- First posted
- May 29, 2024 Actual
- Last updated
- Nov 9, 2026 Actual
Official study contacts
No central contact is listed. Check the locations and the official record.
Official study title
Resource Allocation for Alcohol
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Retrieved: Nov 12, 2026 · Last registry update: Nov 9, 2026