Understanding Alcohol Reward in Social Context

NCT03449095 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: R01AA025969
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 640
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators examine whether emotional and social reward from alcohol varies depending on the social context of consumption.

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking; Alcohol Use Disorder; Alcohol Intoxication; Alcohol; Harmful Use; Alcoholism; Binge Drinking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Self-Reported Emotion

  Positive and negative emotion will be assessed during the laboratory beverage-administration session via self-report on the "8-item Mood Measure." This measure yields two subscales (positive emotion; negative emotion) each ranges from 1 to 6. For positive mood, higher value represents increased alcohol reward. For negative mood, lower value represents increased alcohol reward.

  during the laboratory session, up to 9 hours

• Self-Reported Social Reinforcement

  Social reinforcement will be assessed using an index of perceived social closeness as well as a modified version of the Perceived Group Reinforcement Scale. The score of the scale ranges from 1 to 9. Higher score indicates increased alcohol reward.

  during the laboratory session, up to 9 hours

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Social Bonding

  1 day (laboratory session)

• Self-Reported Emotion

  2-3 week ambulatory assessment period

• Interpersonal Distance

  1 day (laboratory session)

• Neuro-cognitive Social Engagement

  1 day (laboratory session)

Study Arms (2)

Alcohol Administration

EXPERIMENTAL

A moderate dose of alcohol (Target BAC .08%)

Drug: Alcohol

Control Beverage Administration

NO INTERVENTION

Participants consume a non-alcoholic beverage

Interventions

Alcohol DRUG

Alcohol Target BAC .08%

Alcohol Administration

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 30 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: May be either male or female, but must be same as gender assigned at birth.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Between the ages of 21 and 30
• Currently drinks alcohol
• Able to provide at least 2 same-gender friend referrals

You may not qualify if:

• Female participant is pregnant or trying to become pregnant
• Endorsed medical disorder caused by, or made worse by, alcohol
• History of severe alcohol problems
• Use of drugs known to interact with alcohol

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois, 61820, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Steele CM, Josephs RA. Alcohol myopia. Its prized and dangerous effects. Am Psychol. 1990 Aug;45(8):921-33. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.45.8.921.

  PMID: 2221564 BACKGROUND

• Fairbairn CE. Drinking among strangers: A meta-analysis examining familiarity as a moderator of alcohol's rewarding effects. Psychol Addict Behav. 2017 May;31(3):255-264. doi: 10.1037/adb0000264. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

  PMID: 28287750 BACKGROUND

• Fairbairn CE, Sayette MA. A social-attributional analysis of alcohol response. Psychol Bull. 2014 Sep;140(5):1361-82. doi: 10.1037/a0037563.

  PMID: 25180806 BACKGROUND

• Sayette MA, Creswell KG, Dimoff JD, Fairbairn CE, Cohn JF, Heckman BW, Kirchner TR, Levine JM, Moreland RL. Alcohol and group formation: a multimodal investigation of the effects of alcohol on emotion and social bonding. Psychol Sci. 2012 Aug 1;23(8):869-78. doi: 10.1177/0956797611435134. Epub 2012 Jul 3.

  PMID: 22760882 BACKGROUND

• Fairbairn CE, Sayette MA. The effect of alcohol on emotional inertia: a test of alcohol myopia. J Abnorm Psychol. 2013 Aug;122(3):770-81. doi: 10.1037/a0032980.

  PMID: 24016015 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Alcoholic Intoxication; Binge Drinking

Interventions

Ethanol

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking Behavior; Behavior; Alcohol-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohols; Organic Chemicals

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Catharine Fairbairn
• Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

cfairbai@illinois.edu

215-300-5850

Study Officials

• Catharine E Fairbairn, Ph.D.

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 23, 2017
• First Posted: February 28, 2018
• Study Start: November 4, 2017
• Primary Completion: July 5, 2023
• Study Completion: July 5, 2023
• Last Updated: July 31, 2024
• Results First Posted: July 31, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Locations

US (1)