Attitudes & College Experiences

NCT04026633 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: R21AA025676
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 134
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

High volume drinking by young adults has proven resistant to long term change, so new approaches are needed. Given strong associations between alcohol-related attitudes and drinking behavior, the investigators adapt a theory-based attitude change strategy for use in alcohol prevention. This research tests the impact of a brief counter attitudinal advocacy activity on subsequent drinking and negative consequences.

Conditions

Alcohol Abuse

Keywords

Alcohol Intervention; College Students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Alcohol Consumption from Baseline to 1-Month

  Average of reports from past 30 days on the number of standard drinks consumed by participant over the past 30 days.

  1 month after baseline

• Change in Alcohol-related consequences from Baseline to 1- and 3-Months

  The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (BYAACQ) (Kahler et al., 2005) is a 24-item self-administered checklist of problems related to drinking; responses are dichotomous (yes/no) and refer to the past month which was collected at baseline and 5-months. The BYAACQ demonstrates strong psychometric properties and is free of gender bias (Kahler et al., 2005).

  1 month and 3 months after baseline

Study Arms (2)

Experimental: Enhanced Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants assigned to this arm will complete a personal writing task about alcohol use.

Behavioral: CAA

Placebo Comparator

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Participants assigned to this arm will complete a personal writing task about eating behaviors.

Behavioral: Control

Interventions

CAA BEHAVIORAL

Participants will write about the use of PBS and alcohol use.

Experimental: Enhanced Intervention

Control BEHAVIORAL

Participants will write about eating and exercise.

Placebo Comparator

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 26 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• years of age
• Enrolled in the university's undergraduate four-year degree program
• Past month heavy episodic drinking (for men, \>5 drinks in one day, for women \>4 drinks in one day)
• At least two self-reported negative consequence from drinking in the past month

You may not qualify if:

• Status as a graduating senior

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brooklyn College of the City University of New York: lead

Study Sites (1)

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York, 11210, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2019
• First Posted: July 19, 2019
• Study Start: April 10, 2019
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2022
• Study Completion: April 30, 2022
• Last Updated: August 5, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Within one year of study completion
• Access Criteria: To be determined

Locations

US (1)