Peer-led Brief Alcohol Intervention for College Student Drinkers in Spain

NCT05437484 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SP EXPLORATORIO
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A pilot randomized controlled trial was carried out. Fifty nursing students were randomly assigned either a 50-minute brief motivational intervention with individual feedback or a treatment-as-usual control condition. The intervention was delivered by undergraduate peer counsellors trained in Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students. Primary outcomes for testing efficacy were alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences.

Conditions

Peer Group; Motivational Interviewing; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Alcohol Drinking in College

Keywords

Brief interventions; Motivational interviewing; Peer counsellors; College students; Alcohol; Counsellor behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Change in 'Quantitaty of alcohol use in a typical weekend' (preliminary efficacy outcomes)

  Assesing the change in the total number of drinks during a typical weekend (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) during the previous 30 days.

  For measuring the change, there are two time points: pre-test and post-test (one month after receiving the programme)

• Change in 'Estimated peak blood alcohol content (peak BAC)' (preliminary efficacy outcomes)

  Assesing the change in the estimated peak blood alcohol content. It was calculated using participants' responses about maximum drinks consumed on the occasion of highest consumption in the last month, and the number of hours they spent drinking on that occasion.

  For measuring the change, there are two time points: pre-test and post-test (one month after receiving the programme)

• Change in 'Frequency of binge drinking episodes' (preliminary efficacy outcomes)

  Assesing the change in the frequency of binge drinking episodes in the past month (5 or more (male)/ 4 or more (female) glasses of alcoholic beverages on the same drinking occasion).

  For measuring the change, there are two time points: pre-test and post-test (one month after receiving the programme)

• Change in 'Number of alcohol-related consequences (preliminary efficacy outcomes)'

  Assesing the change in the number of negative consequences associated with their alcohol consumption in the previous 30 days.

  For measuring the change, there are two time points: pre-test and post-test (one month after receiving the programme)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Peer counselors' fidelity -adherence to motivational interviewing skills and alcohol-related content (feasibility outcomes)

  From the beginning of the intervention sessions until the end of the intervention, an average of 3 months.

• Barriers and facilitators of the implementation process (feasibility outcomes)

  From the beginning of the peer counsellors' training until the end of the intervention, an average of 9 months.

• Acceptability -satisfaction- (feasibility outcomes)

  From the beginning of the intervention sessions until the end of the intervention, an average of 3 months.

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group: peer-led BASICS session

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants randomized to the intervention group received a peer-led BASICS session.

Behavioral: Peer-led BASICS

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants randomized to the control group did not receive any specific intervention.

Interventions

Peer-led BASICS BEHAVIORAL

The peer-led BASICS session consisted in a face-to-face 50-minute motivational interview. In this meeting, the peer counsellor oriented the participant using a personalized graphic feedback sheet, with topics including participant's drinking pattern; level of intoxication; perceived and actual descriptive drinking norms, alcohol expectancies; drinking consequences; individual risk factors; financial costs; alcohol caloric consumption, and hours of exercise required to burn those calories, and protective behavioral strategies. Participants received a copy of the personalized feedback, a personalized BAC card, and a tips sheet. BASICS facilitators were volunteer undergraduate nursing students from who attented a pre-training course and showed being competent to conduct BASICS-based motivational interview and knowledgeable about alcohol.

Intervention group: peer-led BASICS session

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• First year university students of Nursing Degree, between 18 and 20 years old.
• Students of first access to the University.
• Having had at least one episode of heavy drinking or binge drinking in the past month.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who have started or previously studied other university degrees or a higher degree.
• University students who do not consume alcohol or, if they do consume alcohol, have not had binge drinking in the last month.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Navarra

Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking in College

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol Drinking; Drinking Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical nurse

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2022
• First Posted: June 29, 2022
• Study Start: September 2, 2019
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2020
• Study Completion: May 31, 2021
• Last Updated: June 29, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)