Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions

Binge Drinking Clinical Trial

Official title:

Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01546025
• Other study ID #: R01AA016000
• Secondary ID: R01AA016000
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 20, 2012
• Last updated: March 2, 2012
• Start date: June 2010
• Est. completion date: October 2011

Study information

• Verified date: March 2012
• Source: Brown University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review BoardUnited States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a 2-year research project to test the efficacy of brief motivational intervention for reducing heavy alcohol use in young adults transitioning out of high school. Participation occurs within 3 months prior to graduation or within 1 year following graduation or dropout from high school. Heavy drinkers ages 17-20 will be randomly assigned to receive one session of BMI or one session of relaxation training. All participants complete identical assessments at baseline and immediately post-intervention (during session 1). Participants also complete in-person 6-week and 3-month follow up assessments to evaluate intervention effects. Study aims involve: a) testing the comparative efficacy of BMI; b) identifying moderators (person-level predictors) of intervention response; and c) identifying mediators (mechanisms) of intervention effects, that is, how BMI exerts its effect on outcomes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 163
• Est. completion date: October 2011
• Est. primary completion date: October 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 17 Years to 20 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• high school students anticipating graduation within 3 months, drop outs or graduates

• males must report at least one day drinking 5 or more standard drinks in past month

• females must report at least one day drinking 4 or more standard drinks in past month

Exclusion Criteria:

• plans to enroll at traditional 4-year college within 12 months

• plans to enter military within next 12 months

• plans to move more than 1 hour from current location in within 12 months

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Binge Drinking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Brief Motivational Counseling
One hour session of brief motivational counseling focused on reduction of heavy drinking.
• Relaxation training
One hour training in relaxation techniques

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Brown University	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Timeline Follow Back assessing number of standard drinks	This assessment is used to measure average number of drinks per week, frequency of drinking, frequency of binge drinking, average BAC and peak BAC.	3 months	No
Secondary	Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire	Measure of problem severity in young adult drinkers.	6 week and 3 month follow ups	Yes
Secondary	Help Seeking		6 week and 3 month follow ups	No
Secondary	Drinking Reduction Strategies		6 week and 3 month follow ups	No
Secondary	Employment Outcomes		6 week and 3 month follow ups	No
Secondary	Life Satisfaction		6 week and 3 month follow ups	No
Secondary	Adolescent Reinforcement Survey		6 week and 3 month follow ups	No