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Evaluating the effectiveness of the smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with the NHS alcohol advice webpage, for the reduction of alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers in the UK at 6-month follow-up: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Claire GarnettMelissa OldhamColin Robert AngusEmma BeardRobyn BurtonMatt FieldFelix GreavesMatthew HickmanEileen KanerGemma LoebenbergSusan MichieMarcus R MunafoElena PizzoJamie Brown
Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2020)
This study will establish the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Drink Less app at reducing alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers and will be the first randomised controlled trial of an alcohol reduction app for the general population in the United Kingdom. This study will inform the decision on whether it is worth investing resources in large-scale implementation.
Keyphrases
  • alcohol consumption
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • primary care
  • study protocol
  • clinical trial
  • cross sectional
  • patient safety
  • decision making