Evaluation of AlcoholEdu for College

Alcohol Misuse Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of AlcoholEdu: A Randomized Multi-Campus Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01382979
• Other study ID #: R01AA016584
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 24, 2011
• Last updated: June 24, 2011
• Start date: July 2007
• Est. completion date: April 2011

Study information

• Verified date: June 2011
• Source: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study examined whether an online course for college freshmen (AlcoholEdu) had an effect on alcohol misuse and related problems, using a randomized controlled design with 30 universities.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 9571
• Est. completion date: April 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Colleges without an online alcohol prevention course

• Able to implement AlcoholEdu course for all incoming freshmen

• Able to provide random student samples for data collection

• Able to obtain IRB approval for study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Already implementing alcohol prevention course for incoming freshmen

• Not able to implement online alcohol prevention course

• Not able to provide random student samples for data collection

• Not able to obtain IRB approval for study

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Misuse

Intervention

Behavioral:
• AlcoholEdu for College
Online course for college freshmen.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Prevention Research Center	Berkeley	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Binge drinking	Frequency of binge drinking in the past 30 days	30 days	No
Secondary	Alcohol-related problems	Alcohol-related problems in the past 30 days	30 days	Yes