Pragmatic randomized controlled trial of providing access to a brief personalized alcohol feedback intervention in university students

College students responded to an email inviting them to participate in a short drinking survey. Those meeting criteria for risky drinking (and agreeing to participate in a follow-up) were randomized to an intervention condition where they were offered to participate in a web-based personalized feedback intervention or to a control condition (intervention not offered). Participants were followed-up at six weeks.A total of 425 participants were randomized to condition and 68% (n = 290) completed the six-week follow-up. No significant difference in drinking between conditions was observed.Web-based personalized feedback interventions that are offered to students on a voluntary basis may not have a measurable impact on problem drinking.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01521078