Reducing Driving Offenses of Adolescent Drinkers

Alcohol Consumption Clinical Trial

— ROAD  

Official title:

A Randomized Control Trial of the Effectiveness of of Group Motivational Counseling and an Emergency Department Experience in Reducing Risky Alcohol Use and Driving Behaviors.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00851058
• Other study ID #: 5R01AA15708-3
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: February 24, 2009
• Last updated: February 24, 2011
• Start date: May 2007
• Est. completion date: April 2012

Study information

• Verified date: February 2011
• Source: Rhode Island Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To determine the effectiveness of four group session of motivational counseling plus six hours of direct observations of the emergency department trauma services in comparison to four group session and six hours of community volunteering and also in comparison to four hours of education and 16 hours of community volunteering in reducing alcohol use and high risk driving behaviors and offenses among court referred 16-20 year old drivers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 786
• Est. completion date: April 2012
• Est. primary completion date: March 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 16 Years to 20 Years

Eligibility

Age 16-20 years:

• Court referral for driving conviction and/or possession of alcohol

• Offense committed in Rhode Island

• Can speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age over 20 years

• Not English speaking

• Not referred by courts

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Consumption
• Alcohol Drinking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Brief group counseling
Four group counseling sessions and six hours of direct observations of the emergency and trauma services in a busy urban hospital.
• Community Counseling
Four session of group counseling and six hours of guided observation of the emergency and trauma services at a busy urban hospital
• Prototypic community service
Two educational session on road safety and 16 hours of volunteering in a local not for profit community service.
• Prototypic community service
Four hours education about road safety and 16 hours volunteering at a local not for profit community service

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rhode Island Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Recidivism for future criminal offenses		12 months post intervention completion	No
Secondary	Alcohol use		12 months post intervention completion	No