Workplace Interventions Preventing Risky Use of Alcohol and Sick Leave

Alcohol Consumption Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Workplace Interventions Preventing Risky Use of Alcohol and Sick Leave

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03466541
• Other study ID #: AA0000
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2013
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: November 2022
• Source: University of Stavanger
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of two workplace interventions (the Riskbruk model and Balance) in reducing risky alcohol consumption, sickness absence and presenteeism. The purpose is to assess whether the Riskbruk model should be implemented in the Norwegian workforce in its entirety, whether the less extensive and costly alternative Balance is sufficient, or if neither one of them show effectiveness compared to usual care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Employees screening positive for at-risk drinking (8+ on the AUDIT) Exclusion Criteria: -

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Consumption
• Alcohol Drinking
• Presenteeism
• Sick Leave
• Workplace Interventions

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Riskbruk
The Riskbruk model incorporates alcohol screening through a widely employed alcohol screening questionnaire, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and a standard alcohol biomarker, carbohydrate-deficient transferring in serum (CDT), with brief consultations using the motivational interviewing (MI) technique. MI is a collaborative conversation style used to increase awareness and reflection around one's own drinking habits, as well as strengthening the person's motivation for a lifestyle change. The conversation style includes expressing empathy through reflective listening, communicating respect and acceptance of the participants and their feelings, and open up for self-reflection and exploration around the drinking behaviour.
• Balance
Balance is a new Norwegian eHealth programme, and incorporates two approaches to behaviour modification interventions: a brief interventions and an intensive self-help programme. The intervention is based on cognitive-behavioural and self-help principles, and is given to the participants through multiple interactive sessions.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	University of Stavanger	Stavanger	Rogaland

Sponsors (8)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Stavanger	Alcohol and Drug Research Western Norway (KoRFor), Kompetansesenter rus - region vest Stavanger (KoRus), Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo Metropolitan University, Presenter, Stamina Helse, University of Oslo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in alcohol consumption		Baseline and 6 months
Primary	Change in sickness absence		Baseline and 6 months
Secondary	Change in presenteeism		Baseline and 6 months