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Evaluation of an Interactive Mobile Phone-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Substance-Impaired Driving among Emerging Adults

Award Number: R15DA051833
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Evaluation of an Interactive Mobile Phone-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Substance-Impaired Driving among Emerging Adults - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Driving after cannabis use (DACU) and driving after simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use represent significant public health concerns. Rates of substance-impaired driving remain especially high among emerging adults, and traffic accidents remain the leading cause of substance-related death among this population. Brief Interventions (BIs) have been shown to reduce alcohol and cannabis use in emerging adults, but to date no study has selected emerging adults on the basis of recent DACU and evaluated the efficacy of a mobile-based substance-impaired driving BI. The present study will be the first to examine whether a mobile phone-based substance-impaired driving BI, including interactive text-messaging, significantly decreases DACU among emerging adult substance users compared to personalized feedback only. Research participants will be 160 emerging adults (ages 18-25) who endorse driving after cannabis use and/or simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use at least three times in the past 3 months. After completing baseline measures, participants will be randomly assigned to receive either: a) substance-impaired driving personalized feedback or b) a substance-impaired driving personalized feedback intervention plus interactive text messages. Participants will complete comprehensive follow-ups 3- and 6-months post-intervention. Repeated measures mixed modeling analyses will be used to determine whether the intervention significantly reduces DACU over time. The project has two specific aims: 1) to evaluate a mobile phone-based substance-impaired driving intervention in a randomized clinical trial, and 2) to determine whether cognitive factors identified in previous research (e.g. perceived dangerousness and consequences, peer norms, expectancies) mediate intervention outcomes. This study is innovative because it utilizes cutting-edge technology to deliver the entire intervention, enabling the study to reach a large number of emerging adults in a short time period in a cost-effective manner. The study is significant because it will contribute substantially to the substance-impaired driving literature by identifying an intervention that can decrease substance-impaired driving among this high-risk population. Additionally, this study will add to the rapidly growing technology-based intervention literature by including mobile-based assessment, personalized feedback, and interactive text-messaging.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2022	WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY	1906 COLLEGE HEIGHTS BLVD # 11002	BOWLING GREEN	KY	42101	WARREN	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	3/4/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $417,056 )
2022	2022	WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY	1906 COLLEGE HEIGHTS BLVD #11026	BOWLING GREEN	KY	42101	WARREN	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	3/18/2022	NEW	$417,056
														Subtotal = $417,056

Grand Total All Awards = $417,056

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Evaluation of an Interactive Mobile Phone-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Substance-Impaired Driving among Emerging Adults

Award Number: R15DA051833

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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