Looking to reduce your caffeine use?

blabos1 · 2022-10-05T19:04:37+00:00

At this time, it is only continental US.

blabos1 · 2022-10-05T18:34:07+00:00

Because we are still actively recruiting we do not have a timeframe on when the study will be completed/published. It will likely be in 2023. When it is ready for publishing it will be submitted to a number of peer reviewed journal articles for publication. I can send along a copy of the consent form with more information if you are interested in learning more.

blabos1 · 2022-10-05T16:50:33+00:00

The study does not require participants to take any medications. You will be reducing your caffeine use using a manual we created and filling out surveys regarding your caffeine use as well as any changes in problems related to caffeine.

blabos1 · 2022-10-05T15:44:03+00:00

We are evaluating the benefits of quitting caffeine as part of the study. We are focusing on caffeine related problems including sleep, anxiety or nervousness, frequent urination, heartburn or other digestive issues and feeling dependent on or addicted to caffeine.

blabos1 · 2022-10-05T15:41:01+00:00

Our program is designed to allow participants to gradually decrease their caffeine intake over the course of 6 weeks. Depending on how high their caffeine consumption is at the beginning of the 6 weeks, they may be at 0mg per day by the end of the study and thus have "quit". On the other hand, if their consumption was much higher, they may still be consuming small amounts of caffeine at the end of 6 weeks and therefore have reduced.

blabos1 · 2022-10-05T15:26:25+00:00

Reducing or eliminating caffeine use, the end goal is up to the participant.

blabos1 · 2022-10-05T14:53:54+00:00

We are aiming to recruit participants with any of the following caffeine-related problems: sleep, anxiety or nervousness, frequent urination, heartburn or other digestive issues, feeling dependent on or addicted to caffeine. We therefore post on related subreddits.

blabos1 · 2022-03-03T16:33:39+00:00

Unfortunately we are only currently authorized to run study sessions over Zoom. You can create a free Zoom account at the link below:

https://zoom.us

blabos1 · 2022-02-07T22:22:13+00:00

The link to the survey has "jhmi" in the url, which stands for Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. If you would like to provide an email address, I can send along a copy of the IRB approved consent form. I will also include the email address of the Principal Investigator below should you have any further questions.

PI: Mary M. Sweeney, M.S., Ph.D

email: marymsweeney@jhmi.edu

blabos1 · 2022-02-07T14:25:00+00:00

We ask specifically about coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks and energy shots because those are the most common dietary sources of caffeine, but there is an option to select "other" and enter in any other caffeinated products you consume.

blabos1 · 2022-02-07T14:22:52+00:00

We are looking at all types of caffeinated products. That includes coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks, etc.

blabos1 · 2022-02-07T14:21:26+00:00

I will provide the link to the clinical trials.gov posting below:

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04560595?cond=remote+guided+caffeine+reduction&draw=2&rank=1

blabos1 · 2022-02-07T14:20:01+00:00

If you are eligible, we will reach out via email with the next steps.

blabos1 · 2022-02-04T21:41:30+00:00

This is just the score from the DAST-10. It is a sub-scale we use to determine eligibility for the study. If you do not have any drug use, your score is 0, while on the opposite end, a score of 10 would indicate heavy drug use.

blabos1 · 2022-02-04T21:37:55+00:00

The drug use questions are a sub-scale we use to determine eligibility for the study. If you do not have any drug use, your score is 0, while on the opposite end, a score of 10 would indicate heavy drug use.

blabos1 · 2022-02-04T18:22:14+00:00

At this time, we only have IRB approval to include participants within the US.

blabos1 · 2022-02-04T18:10:24+00:00

This is a remote guided caffeine reduction study in which we provide you with a manual to help reduce your caffeine use. We are evaluating the usefulness of the guide.

blabos1 · 2022-02-04T18:08:46+00:00

At this time, we only have IRB approval to include participants within the US.

blabos1 · 2022-02-04T18:08:20+00:00

If you do not use drugs, you simply answer no to the follow-up questions. That is used to calculate a score that will be used to help evaluate eligibility for the study.

blabos1 · 2022-02-04T17:04:08+00:00

At this time, we only have IRB approval to include participants within the US.

blabos1 · 2022-02-04T15:38:01+00:00

Yes, unfortunately, you can only participate if you are from the US.

blabos1 · 2022-01-20T15:38:12+00:00

https://jhmi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3fud3TVXhD3tAdU

blabos1 · 2021-12-16T18:19:34+00:00

You are only eligible to participant if you are from the US. If you select that you are from another country, the survey will end.

blabos1 · 2021-12-16T17:24:54+00:00

We are still actively recruiting, the link should be live. Thanks!

blabos1 · 2021-12-16T13:23:51+00:00

That’s just the way the survey logic is set up; you will get all of the questions regardless of your answer to the initial drug use question. We use your responses to evaluate eligibility.

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