WayToServePlus: Improving Responsible Alcohol Service Ph II
WayToServe Plus: In-service Professional Development Component to Improve Responsible Alcohol Service Ph II
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Brief Summary
Responsible beverage service (RBS) training for alcohol servers is a promising intervention for reducing driving while intoxicated (DWI) by alcohol. Training, certification, and in-service contact improves professionalism and effectiveness of prevention interventions delivered by community members such as alcohol servers. This SBIR Fast-track project will develop and test an in-service professional development component to the WayToServe® online RBS training to improve the effectiveness of RBS training in order to make further gains in reducing problem alcohol behavior in communities.
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2022
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 7, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 22, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 31, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 31, 2026
August 27, 2025
August 1, 2025
3.7 years
February 7, 2023
August 26, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Refusal rate of alcohol service to apparently-intoxicated patrons
Primary outcome measure, refusal rate of alcohol service to apparently-intoxicated patrons, will be obtained via a pseudo-intoxicated patron (PiP) assessment. Confederate buyers will feign intoxication and record if servers agree to serve them an alcoholic beverage. PiP protocol presents a server with the most overt situation in which alcohol service should be refused, (i.e., when a patron is showing clear signs of intoxication), models behavior of patrons most at risk, and is relatively low cost.
Change in refusal rate between baseline and 1 year posttest assessments
Study Arms (2)
WayToServe Plus In-service Component
EXPERIMENTALIntervention group of servers to participate in Facebook group.
WayToServe Training Only
EXPERIMENTALControl group of servers who do not participate in Facebook group and receive WayToServe Training only.
Interventions
Investigators will test WayToServe Plus in-service component's ability to increase refusal of service to intoxicated patrons in a randomized trial. A two-group randomized field trial (WayToServe training only \[comparison control\] v. WayToServe training plus WayToServe Plus in-service component \[intervention\]) with 2 assessment rounds (Baseline, Posttest) will yield a 2 factorial design. Investigators will randomly assign premises to WayToServe training and WayToServe Plus after baseline in Month 18, stratified by state and location. Remaining premises will receive WayToServe Training Only. All premises will be recruited to have servers complete WayToServe training. Servers in intervention group will be accepted into a Facebook private group after WayToServe training to receive in-service component with \~3 posts per week for 12 months. In Months 30-32, all premises will be posttested with PiP assessments (blind to condition).
Investigators will test WayToServe Plus in-service component's ability to increase refusal of service to intoxicated patrons in a randomized trial. A two-group randomized field trial (WayToServe Training Only \[comparison control\] v. WayToServe Plus In-service Component \[intervention\]) with 2 assessment rounds (Baseline, Posttest) will yield a 2 factorial design. Investigators will randomly assign premises to WayToServe Traiing Only after baseline in Month 18, stratified by state and location. In Months 30-32, all premises will be posttested with PiP assessments (blind to condition).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years of age or older
- Own/manage a licensed premises or be an alcohol server (waitress, waiter or bartender)
- Have completed the WayToServe responsible beverage service training (Phase I only)
- Be proficient in English
- Consent to participate
You may not qualify if:
- Have a family/household member already participating in project • Younger than 19 years old (18 and younger cannot legally serve alcohol in either state)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Klein Buendel, Inc
Golden, Colorado, 80401, United States
Related Publications (1)
Woodall WG, Buller D, Saltz R, Martinez L. Professional Development to Improve Responsible Beverage Service Training: Formative Research Results and Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Jan 24;13:e49680. doi: 10.2196/49680.
PMID: 38265847DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
David Buller, PhD
Klein Buendel, Inc.
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Gill Woodall, PhD
Klein Buendel, Inc.
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Masking Details
- Premises are unaware of the pseudo patrons sent in for data collection.
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 7, 2023
First Posted
March 22, 2023
Study Start
October 1, 2022
Primary Completion (Estimated)
May 31, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
May 31, 2026
Last Updated
August 27, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-08