Latinx Hazardous Drinkers With Clinical Anxiety: Effectiveness Trial of a Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying a brief, computer-based personalized feedback intervention designed specifically for Latinx adults who have hazardous drinking habits and clinical anxiety. The goal is to understand if this culturally adapted approach can improve knowledge about how anxiety and alcohol misuse relate, increase motivation to reduce drinking, and change attitudes toward using alcohol to manage anxiety. The study includes two phases: the first to refine the intervention with feedback, and the second to test its effectiveness through a randomized trial. In the second phase, participants are randomly assigned to receive either the culturally adapted Alcohol-Anxiety Personalized Feedback Intervention (AA-PFI 2.0) or a control intervention focusing on exercise and nutrition (C-PFI). Both interventions are brief, computer-delivered sessions lasting about 20 to 30 minutes. Initial screening is done by phone, while baseline and post-treatment assessments take place in person. Follow-up data is collected remotely at 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment. Participants will complete questionnaires and assessments measuring motivation to reduce drinking, attitudes toward alcohol use related to anxiety, and drinking motives, both before and after the intervention. Additional measures include anxiety severity and alcohol use disorder symptoms tracked up to six months later. The study monitors changes over time to evaluate the intervention's impact, and participation involves initial visits and several remote follow-ups over half a year.

Personalized Feedback Intervention for Latinx Drinkers With Anxiety