Adapting a Secondary Prevention Program for Nonstudent Emerging Adult Drinkers

Alcohol Drinking Clinical Trial

Official title:

Adapting a Secondary Prevention Program for Nonstudent Emerging Adult Drinkers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03381391
• Other study ID #: 14-065; 15-091
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 18, 2017
• Last updated: January 2, 2018
• Start date: July 10, 2013
• Est. completion date: December 2, 2015

Study information

• Verified date: January 2018
• Source: Old Dominion University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Emerging adulthood is a period of heightened vulnerability for problematic alcohol use. Considerable research has been devoted to reducing alcohol risks in college student populations, though far less effort has focused on their noncollege-attending peers. Research targeting nonstudent emerging adults is critical as this group is at risk for experiencing alcohol-related harms. Consequently, the main objective of the present study was to examine the preliminary efficacy of a brief personalized feedback intervention (PFI) tailored for nonstudent at-risk drinkers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 164
• Est. completion date: December 2, 2015
• Est. primary completion date: December 2, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Study eligibility included being 18 to 25 years old, having no prior or current college attendance (e.g., technical/vocational programs, associate's degree programs, or four year college programs), and not being currently enrolled in high school. High school completion was not a required eligibility criteria. They also had to report engaging in a minimum of two heavy drinking episodes (i.e., 4/5+ standard drinks for women/men on one occasion) in the past month

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria included consumption above 40 drinks weekly and/or a history of substance use treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Personalized Feedback Intervention
The current intervention included personalized feedback regarding their alcohol consumption, alcohol-related consequences, gender-specific normative drinking comparisons, personal risk factors (e.g., dependence symptoms, family history of alcoholism), and alcohol expectancies. The intervention also included didactic material related to alcohol (e.g., effects at different BAC levels, tolerance) and drinking moderation strategies. The feedback was presented graphically in a feedback report with the individual's information.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Old Dominion University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Alcohol use quantity	Alcohol consumption was assessed using the Daily Drinking Questionnaire (DDQ; Collins et al., 1985). Participants reported the number of standard drinks (e.g., 12-ounce beer, 5-ounce wine, or 1.5 ounce liquor) consumed and duration each day during a typical week in the past 3 months. Indices of weekly drinking derived from the DDQ were: total quantity, frequency of drinking days, number of heavy drinking days (days where 4/5+ drinks for women/men were consumed), proportion of heavy drinking days out of total drinking days, maximum number of drinks on the heaviest drinking day, and typical blood alcohol concentration (BAC; see Matthews & Miller, 1979).	9 months
Primary	Alcohol-related harms	Alcohol-related problems were measured by the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (B-YAACQ; Kahler et al., 2005). The B-YAACQ is a 24-item, yes-no format questionnaire assessing negative drinking-related consequences experienced during the past month. Items were summed to create an overall score (ranging from 0 to 24), with higher scores indicating greater severity.	9 months