Efficacy of a Web-Based Alcohol Intervention for High School Students

Underage Drinking Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of a Web-Based Alcohol Intervention for High School Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03613818
• Other study ID #: 023880
• Secondary ID: R21AA023880
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: March 2021
• Source: Boise State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of the eCHECKUP TO GO as an intervention to reduce underage drinking and the associated negative consequences among high school seniors. The aim of this project is to provide a brief, low cost intervention that can be easily disseminated as a school-based intervention to address this important public health problem.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 311
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Senior enrolled in high school sites

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Underage Drinking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• eCHECKUP TO GO
eCHECKUP TO GO is a personalized normative feedback intervention intended to help participants make better choices about alcohol use by changing beliefs about alcohol, alcohol expectancies, and perceptions of peer drinking

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Boise State University	Boise	Idaho

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Boise State University	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Doumas DM, Esp S, Turrisi R, Bond L, Flay B. Efficacy of the eCHECKUP TO GO for High School Seniors: Sex Differences in Risk Factors, Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Alcohol Use. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2020 Mar;81(2):135-143. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Weekly Drinking	Daily Drinking Questionnaire; Weekly drinking was assessed with the question "Given that it is a typical week, please write the number of drinks you probably would have each day." A response scale is provided for each day of the week (e.g., Monday__, Tuesday__, etc.)." Weekly drinking was calculated by combining the reports for the seven days of the week (sum of the 7 days).; Minimum = 0; Maximum = none; Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 26; Higher scores are worse outcomes	Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Primary	Peak Drinking Quantity	Quantity /Frequency /Peak Questionnaire; Peak drinking quantity was assessed with the question "What is the most number of drinks that you have consumed on any given night in the past month?"; Minimum = 0; Maximum = none; Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 25; Higher scores are worse outcomes	Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Primary	Frequency of Alcohol Use	Quantity /Frequency /Peak Questionnaire; Frequency of alcohol use was assessed with the question "How often do you use alcohol?" with responses provided on an 8-point Likert scale with options ranging from "0" to "7" ("Do not drink alcohol" to "Every day"). Items were reverse scores so higher scores represent higher levels of drinking frequency.; Minimum = 0; Maximum = 7; Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 7; Higher scores are worse outcomes	Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Primary	Blood Alcohol Concentration	Blood alcohol concentration was calculated using the Widmark Formula (1932/1981); BAC = [Alcohol consumed in grams / (Body weight in grams x r)] x 100. In this formula, "r" is the gender constant.; Minimum = 0; Maximum = none; Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = .62; Higher scores are worse outcomes	Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Primary	Heavy Episodic Drinking	Heavy Episodic Drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row for males and 3 or more for females in a 2 hour period in the past month. The number of drinks was based on research by Donovan (2009) establishing cut-points for children and adolescents.; Participants were asked: "Males: Think back over the last two weeks. How many times have you had 5 or more drinks in a two hour period?" "Females: Think back over the last two weeks. How many times have you had 3 or more drinks in a two hour period?"; Minimum = 0; Maximum = none; Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = .76; Higher scores are worse outcomes	Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Secondary	Alcohol-Related Consequences	Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory; Alcohol-related consequences were measured using the Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory. The Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory is a 23-item scale. Participants were asked "How many times have the following scenarios happened to you while you were consuming alcohol or as a result of your drinking in the past 30 days." Responses were measured on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (more than 10 times). A total consequence score is created by summing the 23 items.; Minimum = 0; Maximum = 92; Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 24; Higher scores are worse outcomes	Baseline and 6-month follow up