Brief Web-Based Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Undergraduates

Alcohol Use Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Brief, Web-Based Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Undergraduates

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01694082
• Other study ID #: 1207010596
• Secondary ID: K01AA019694
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 20, 2012
• Last updated: June 12, 2014
• Start date: October 2012
• Est. completion date: June 2014

Study information

• Verified date: June 2014
• Source: Yale University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Yale University Human Investigation Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email (THRIVE; Kypri et al., 2009), originally utilized with Australian students, is unique in that it contains efficacious components derived from motivational interviewing (e.g., personalized feedback) and cognitive behavioral therapy (protective behavioral strategies), yet is very brief and has established efficacy. This study aims to test versions of THRIVE tailored to American college students. In addition to replicating original results with THRIVE, we will also test versions containing unique subsets of protective behavioral strategies to reduce alcohol consumption. The primary hypothesis is that versions of THRIVE will be associated with lower overall alcohol consumption than an assessment and brief brochure control condition.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 207
• Est. completion date: June 2014
• Est. primary completion date: November 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 24 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be a current student at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 18 years of age

• 25 years of age or older

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Alcohol Use
• Heavy Drinking
• Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use

Intervention

Behavioral:
• THRIVE
THRIVE stands for (Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email). Participants complete questions related to demographics and their alcohol use and receive brief personalized feedback based on this information, in addition to protective behavioral strategies, facts about alcohol and information about available resources to reduce their alcohol use.
• Brief brochure and assessment control

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Yale University School of Medicine	New Haven	Connecticut

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Yale University	Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Frequency of alcohol use		1-month post-intervention	No
Primary	Protective behavioral strategy use		1-month post-intervention	No
Primary	Overall Weekly Alcohol Consumption		1-month post-intervention	No
Secondary	Frequency of heavy drinking days		1-month post-intervention	No
Secondary	Frequency of alcohol use		6-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Overall weekly alcohol consumption		6-months post-intervention	No