Alcohol Risk Messages for Cancer Survivors

Overseen By Daniela Avendano, MS

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: University of Miami

Disqualifiers: Under 21, Non-US resident, Non-alcohol users, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 1

Duration: 15 minutes

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

Testing gain vs loss-framed messages to address drinking among cancer survivors

Who Is on the Research Team?

Taghrid Asfar, MD, MSPH

Principal Investigator

University of Miami

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for English-speaking U.S. residents aged 21 or older who have been diagnosed with certain cancers (mouth, throat, larynx, liver, colon, rectum, breast) and currently consume alcohol (at least one drink in the past month).

Inclusion Criteria

I can read and speak English.

I am 21 years old or older.

I live in the United States.

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1 week

Treatment

Participants are exposed to gain-framed and loss-framed alcohol-cancer risk messages in a single 15-minute online session

15 minutes

1 session (online)

Follow-up

Participants' changes in alcohol-cancer harm perception, intention to reduce alcohol consumption, and commitment to a limited drinking goal are assessed

1 month

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• AI-developed graphic pictorial messages
• AI-developed Neutral pictorial messages
• Text-only messages

Trial Overview

The study tests different types of messages about alcohol and cancer risk: text-only messages versus AI-created neutral or graphic pictorial messages. It aims to see which framing influences drinking behavior among cancer survivors.

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Loss-Framed Messages Experimental Treatment 3 Interventions

The study will test in an online 15 minutes single session, four loss-framed alcohol-cancer risk messages. Each message will be viewed in three intensity levels (text-only, neutral image, and graphic image), yielding 12 total message stimuli.

Group II: Gain-framed Messages Experimental Treatment 3 Interventions

The study will test in an online 15 minutes single session, four gain-framed alcohol-cancer risk messages. Each message will be viewed in three intensity levels (text-only, neutral image, and graphic image), yielding 12 total message stimuli.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of Miami

Lead Sponsor

Trials

976

Recruited

423,000+