Real-time mechanism-based interventions for daily alcohol challenges: Protocol for ecological momentary assessment and intervention

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Contributors

  • Shuyan Liu - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) (Author)
  • Matthias Haucke - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Rika Groß - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Kay Schneider - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Jaekyung Shin - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Fabian Arntz - , University of Potsdam (Author)
  • Patrick Bach - , German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Tobias Banaschewski - , German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Christian Beste - , Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Author)
  • Lorenz Deserno - , University of Würzburg, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Ulrich Ebner-Priemer - , German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Heidelberg University , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Tanja Endrass - , Chair of Addiction Research (Author)
  • Marvin Ganz - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Ali Ghadami - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Marco Giurgiu - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Andreas Heinz - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) (Author)
  • Falk Kiefer - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Reinhold Kliegl - , University of Potsdam (Author)
  • Bernd Lenz - , German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Marta Anna Marciniak - , University of Zurich, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Author)
  • Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg - , German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Andreas B. Neubauer - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Michael Rapp - , German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), University of Potsdam (Author)
  • Michael N. Smolka - , Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Author)
  • Jens Strehle - , Department of Distributed and Data Intensive Computing (VDR) (Author)
  • Rainer Spanagel - , German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Gianna Spitta - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Heike Tost - , German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Henrik Walter - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) (Author)
  • Hilmar Zech - , Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg (Author)
  • Dominic Reichert - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Markus Reichert - , Heidelberg University , Ruhr University Bochum, University of Salzburg (Author)

Abstract

Background: Advancing evidence-based, tailored interventions for substance use disorders (SUDs) requires understanding temporal directionality while upholding ecological validity. Previous studies identified loneliness and craving as pivotal factors associated with alcohol consumption, yet the precise directionality of these relationships remains ambiguous. Objective: This study aims to establish a smartphone-based real-life intervention platform that integrates momentary assessment and intervention into everyday life. The platform will explore the temporal directionality of contextual influences on alcohol use among individuals experiencing loneliness and craving. Methods: We will target 180 individuals aged 18 to 70 in Germany who report loneliness, alcohol cravings, and meet risk or binge drinking criteria (over 14 standard drinks per week or five drinks in a single day for males, and over seven drinks per week or four drinks in a single day for females). Using a Within-Person-Encouragement-Design and Just-In-Time-Adaptive-Interventions, we will manipulate the contexts of loneliness and alcohol craving with cognitive reappraisal and physical activity interventions against a control condition (working memory task). Results: Recruitment started in June 2024, with data collection and processing expected by June 2027. Conclusion: Our real-life intervention platform endeavors to serve as a robust tool for discerning the directionality of the effects from time series data in everyday life influences on alcohol use for the future study. Ultimately, it will pave the way for low-threshold prevention, clinical treatment, and therapy to target diverse contexts of everyday life in SUD. Trial registration: German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00033133.

Details

Original languageEnglish
JournalDigital health
Volume11
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-8845-8803/work/187559865
ORCID /0000-0002-2989-9561/work/187562769
ORCID /0000-0001-5398-5569/work/187563276

Keywords

Keywords

  • Alcohol consumption, cognitive reappraisal, craving, loneliness, physical activity, real-life assessment and intervention