Risky Alcohol Consumption Clinical Trial
Official title:
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Personalized Feedback Intervention in University Students
Verified date | May 2012 |
Source | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Canada: Health Canada |
Study type | Interventional |
Excessive alcohol consumption in university students continues for be a serious public health concern with a variety of negative consequences. There have been a number of different brief interventions developed to address this issue among university students. The current project will add to this literature by evaluating the use of a personalized feedback intervention (www.CheckYourDrinkingU.net; CYDU). Specifically, this trial will examine whether providing access to the CYDU will result in short-term reductions in drinking. This issue is important as use of these interventions is not a mandatory requirement for university students so the issue is whether making materials of this type available leads to any reductions in risky drinking. It is hypothesized that students provided access to the CYDU will display greater reductions in drinking at a six-week follow-up as compared to students who were not provided access to the CYDU.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 425 |
Est. completion date | May 2012 |
Est. primary completion date | April 2012 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | N/A and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - AUDIT-C score of 4 or more at baseline Exclusion Criteria: |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention
Country | Name | City | State |
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Canada | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Toronto | Ontario |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | University of Houston |
Canada,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption scale (AUDIT-C scale) | AUDIT-C is a scale that is a composite of three items - frequency of alcohol use, drinks per drinking day, and frequency of 5+ drinking occasions. Scores ranges from 0 to 12 with higher scores indicating more severe alcohol problems. | 6 weeks | No |