Pilot Trial to Evaluate PROblem Solving Therapy and APPLE Watch for College Students

Pilot Trial to Evaluate PROblem Solving Therapy and APPLE Watch for College Students (PRO-APPLE)

The goals of this Pilot Trial are to test the preliminary efficacy of Problom-Solving Therapy (PST)-APPLE Watch in a 2-arm pilot Randomized Control Trial (RCT), vs education only-control to reduce alcohol use disorder symptoms and improve alcohol abstinence.

The aims of this study are (1) to test feasibility & acceptability of screening for AUD symptoms/alcohol misuse and recruitment among college students, and (2) to test preliminary efficacy of PST-APPLE Watch in a 2-arm pilot Randomized Control Trial (RCT).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female college students aged 18-25 yr
• English-speaking
• Current alcohol use more than or equal to 2 days/week via phone screening
• Completion of AUDIT screening and meet criteria for (past year) mild, moderate or severe AUD during AUDADIS-5 interview
• Completion of written informed consent
• Interested in cutting back alcohol intake or changing his/her drinking
• Baseline screening study visit

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participation in past 6 months in AUD or substance use treatment
• Current use of medications used to treat AUD (e.g., naltrexone)
• Lifetime Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any psychotic disorder
• Current use of psychoactive drugs
• Not currently enrolled in college
• Not interested in cutting back alcohol intake or changing his/her drinking
• Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant