Self-Selected Brief Alcohol Intervention for Adolescents

Drug Abuse Clinical Trial

Official title:

Self-Selected Brief Alcohol Intervention for Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00383838
• Other study ID #: R21AA13284-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 20, 2006
• Last updated: October 2, 2006
• Start date: September 2002
• Est. completion date: June 2005

Study information

• Verified date: October 2006
• Source: RAND
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Alcohol use among youth continues to be a major concern for this nation, with a large proportion of adolescents increasing their alcohol consumption as they transition from the 6th to the 8th grade. Although many adolescents experience alcohol-related problems, few actually seek help or treatment. This may be because traditional intervention approaches are not well suited for this age group. It is important to understand where adolescents turn to when they want to get help. The current project focuses on developing an alcohol intervention program for younger adolescents. We will conduct biannual surveys at two middle schools to assess alcohol and drug use patterns over three years. In years 2 and 3, we will implement an intervention in one of the schools.We will examine whether the intervention has an impact on subsequent alcohol use.

Description:

Alcohol use among youth continues to be a major concern for this nation, with a large proportion of adolescents increasing their alcohol consumption as they transition from the 6th to the 8th grade. Although many adolescents experience alcohol-related problems, few actually seek help or treatment. This may be because traditional intervention approaches are not well suited for this age group. The aims of this project are to assess factors that impact younger adolescents’ alcohol-related help-seeking behavior and to develop and standardize a developmentally sensitive self-change facilitation program. We will also preliminarily test the efficacy of the program in modifying the alcohol involvement (e.g., initiation, use, and problems) of middle school students. The focus of this grant is on younger adolescents (e.g., 12-15 years old), as they are particularly vulnerable to initiating alcohol use due to unique developmental issues. For example, peer conformity peaks during 6tn, 7th and 8th grade and declines thereafter. In addition, this age group is less likely to consider future consequences in the decision making process. Biannual surveys at two middle schools will assess alcohol and drug use patterns, help-seeking behavior and preferences, self-change efforts, and level of motivation for change. Year 1 data will be used to develop a voluntary brief intervention program that targets a variety of youth, including those who are just beginning to experiment with alcohol and those who may have experienced some problems due to their use. Primary objectives are: 1) to explore barriers and facilitative factors that promote/hinder younger adolescents’ use of services, 2) use detailed survey information to design and pilot a self-change program, 3) examine alcohol involvement in relation to program utilization, and 4) preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of the intervention and overall patterns of service use. This study will extend facilitation of self-change research, as this program will be one of the first voluntary alcohol focused intervention programs to target middle school students.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1200
• Est. completion date: June 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 11 Years to 16 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• middle school student

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Consumption
• Alcohol Drinking
• Drug Abuse

Intervention

Behavioral:
• brief, voluntary substance use intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
RAND	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	alcohol, tobacco, drug use
Primary	alcohol and drug consequences
Primary	self-change efforts
Primary	perceived peer use
Primary	positive and negative outcome expectancies
Primary	all measures taken biannually over a three year period