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Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions

Primary Purpose

Binge Drinking

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Brief Motivational Counseling

Relaxation training

About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Binge Drinking

Eligibility Criteria

17 Years - 20 Years (Child, Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

high school students anticipating graduation within 3 months, drop outs or graduates
males must report at least one day drinking 5 or more standard drinks in past month
females must report at least one day drinking 4 or more standard drinks in past month

Exclusion Criteria:

plans to enroll at traditional 4-year college within 12 months
plans to enter military within next 12 months
plans to move more than 1 hour from current location in within 12 months

Sites / Locations

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Placebo Comparator

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Relaxation training

Brief Motivational Counseling

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Timeline Follow Back assessing number of standard drinks

This assessment is used to measure average number of drinks per week, frequency of drinking, frequency of binge drinking, average BAC and peak BAC.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire

Measure of problem severity in young adult drinkers.

Help Seeking

Drinking Reduction Strategies

Employment Outcomes

Life Satisfaction

Adolescent Reinforcement Survey

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT01546025

First Posted

February 20, 2012

Last Updated

March 2, 2012

Sponsor

Brown University

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT01546025

Brief Title

Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions

Official Title

Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

March 2012

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

June 2010 (undefined)

Primary Completion Date

October 2011 (Actual)

Study Completion Date

October 2011 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Principal Investigator

Name of the Sponsor

Brown University

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

This is a 2-year research project to test the efficacy of brief motivational intervention for reducing heavy alcohol use in young adults transitioning out of high school. Participation occurs within 3 months prior to graduation or within 1 year following graduation or dropout from high school. Heavy drinkers ages 17-20 will be randomly assigned to receive one session of BMI or one session of relaxation training. All participants complete identical assessments at baseline and immediately post-intervention (during session 1). Participants also complete in-person 6-week and 3-month follow up assessments to evaluate intervention effects. Study aims involve: a) testing the comparative efficacy of BMI; b) identifying moderators (person-level predictors) of intervention response; and c) identifying mediators (mechanisms) of intervention effects, that is, how BMI exerts its effect on outcomes.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

Binge Drinking

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Treatment

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Investigator

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

163 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

Relaxation training

Arm Type

Placebo Comparator

Arm Title

Brief Motivational Counseling

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

Brief Motivational Counseling

Intervention Description

One hour session of brief motivational counseling focused on reduction of heavy drinking.

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

Relaxation training

Intervention Description

One hour training in relaxation techniques

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Timeline Follow Back assessing number of standard drinks

Description

This assessment is used to measure average number of drinks per week, frequency of drinking, frequency of binge drinking, average BAC and peak BAC.

Time Frame

3 months

Secondary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire

Description

Measure of problem severity in young adult drinkers.

Time Frame

6 week and 3 month follow ups

Title

Help Seeking

Time Frame

6 week and 3 month follow ups

Title

Drinking Reduction Strategies

Time Frame

6 week and 3 month follow ups

Title

Employment Outcomes

Time Frame

6 week and 3 month follow ups

Title

Life Satisfaction

Time Frame

6 week and 3 month follow ups

Title

Adolescent Reinforcement Survey

Time Frame

6 week and 3 month follow ups

10. Eligibility

Sex

All

Minimum Age & Unit of Time

17 Years

Maximum Age & Unit of Time

20 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: high school students anticipating graduation within 3 months, drop outs or graduates males must report at least one day drinking 5 or more standard drinks in past month females must report at least one day drinking 4 or more standard drinks in past month Exclusion Criteria: plans to enroll at traditional 4-year college within 12 months plans to enter military within next 12 months plans to move more than 1 hour from current location in within 12 months

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