Workplace Interventions Preventing Risky Use of Alcohol and Sick Leave

NCT03466541 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: AA0000
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of two workplace interventions (the Riskbruk model and Balance) in reducing risky alcohol consumption, sickness absence and presenteeism. The purpose is to assess whether the Riskbruk model should be implemented in the Norwegian workforce in its entirety, whether the less extensive and costly alternative Balance is sufficient, or if neither one of them show effectiveness compared to usual care.

Conditions

Alcohol Consumption; Sick Leave; Workplace Interventions; Presenteeism

Keywords

Alcohol consumption; Sick leave; Workplace interventions; Presenteeism

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in alcohol consumption

  Baseline and 6 months

• Change in sickness absence

  Baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in presenteeism

  Baseline and 6 months

Study Arms (3)

Riskbruk

EXPERIMENTAL

The employees randomised to the Riskbruk group will be offered two consultations a ∼15 min with the OHS. The subjects will receive individual feedback on the screening results. During these sessions, Motivational Interviewing will be used.

Behavioral: Riskbruk

Balance

EXPERIMENTAL

The group allocated to the Balance intervention will follow a comprehensive multi-session eHealth intervention with personalised feedback on the screening results.

Behavioral: Balance

Control group/usual care

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive the usual follow-up provided by the OHS for persons with risky alcohol behaviour. In order to provide something that appears as a plausible follow-up to the control participants, they will be given a booklet that covers general information about alcohol and potential risks and harms of drinking. The booklet contains no advise on how to achieve a change in drinking behaviour.

Interventions

Riskbruk BEHAVIORAL

The Riskbruk model incorporates alcohol screening through a widely employed alcohol screening questionnaire, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and a standard alcohol biomarker, carbohydrate-deficient transferring in serum (CDT), with brief consultations using the motivational interviewing (MI) technique. MI is a collaborative conversation style used to increase awareness and reflection around one's own drinking habits, as well as strengthening the person's motivation for a lifestyle change. The conversation style includes expressing empathy through reflective listening, communicating respect and acceptance of the participants and their feelings, and open up for self-reflection and exploration around the drinking behaviour.

Riskbruk

Balance BEHAVIORAL

Balance is a new Norwegian eHealth programme, and incorporates two approaches to behaviour modification interventions: a brief interventions and an intensive self-help programme. The intervention is based on cognitive-behavioural and self-help principles, and is given to the participants through multiple interactive sessions.

Balance

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Employees screening positive for at-risk drinking (8+ on the AUDIT)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Stavanger: lead
• Kompetansesenter rus - region vest Stavanger (KoRus): collaborator
• Stamina Helse: collaborator
• Presenter: collaborator
• University of Oslo: collaborator
• Oslo Metropolitan University: collaborator
• Alcohol and Drug Research Western Norway (KoRFor): collaborator
• Norwegian Institute of Public Health: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Stavanger

Stavanger, Rogaland, 4021, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 8, 2018
• First Posted: March 15, 2018
• Study Start: August 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: November 28, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Locations

NO (1)