Alcohol-focused Support of Survivors in Sororities Training (ASSIST) - Pilot

NCT06570720 | Recruiting DMC

• 2 other identifiers: STUDY00018662K08AA028546
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the ASSIST (Alcohol-focused Support of Survivors in Sororities Training) intervention in sorority chapters. ASSIST is a newly developed web-based intervention to increase peer support of sexual assault survivors and reduce encouragement of drinking to cope within social networks of sororities. To test whether the intervention is feasible and shows preliminary signs of working, a pilot cluster randomized trial will be conducted. Sorority chapters will be recruited and randomly assigned to an intervention condition or an assessment-only condition. Individuals within each sorority will be recruited and complete a norm documentation survey. One month later, participants will complete a baseline survey, and if assigned to the intervention condition, will then receive the web-based ASSIST intervention, which will include normative feedback on values and drinking, psychoeducation about sexual assault recovery and the role of alcohol, and skills training in behaviors that can be used to support survivors without or while moderating heavy drinking. All participants will complete online follow-up surveys at 1-, 3-, and 6-months post-intervention.

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking in College

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Perceived helpfulness

  Participants will rate the helpfulness of information provided. Range: 1 to 5. Higher scores represent greater helpfulness.

  Immediate post-intervention

• Social Support

  On the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), participants will rate the support of family, friends, and a significant other. A mean score will be computed. Range: 1 to 7. Higher scores represent more social support.

  Baseline; 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up

• Alcohol use

  On the Daily Drinking Questionnaire (DDQ), participants will report how many standard drinks (0 to 25+) they consumed each day for a typical week in the past month. Total number of drinks per week will be calculated. Range: 0 to 175. Higher scores represent more alcohol use.

  Baseline; 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up

• Alcohol-related consequences

  On the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (B-YAACQ), participants will indicate whether they have experienced each of 24 negative consequences of alcohol use in the past month. A count of number of consequences experienced will be calculated. Range: 0-24. Higher scores represent more consequences experienced.

  Baseline; 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up

Study Arms (2)

ASSIST

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this arm will receive online survey assessments as well as the behavioral intervention, ASSIST.

Behavioral: Alcohol-focused Support of Survivors in Sororities Training (ASSIST)

Assessment-Only

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this arm will only receive online survey assessments.

Interventions

Alcohol-focused Support of Survivors in Sororities Training (ASSIST) BEHAVIORAL

A web-based intervention that includes sorority and individual values, personalized normative feedback (adapted to address sexual assault, support, and acceptability of encouraging peer drinking), psychoeducation on sexual assault and alcohol, and skills training in behaviors to support sexual assault survivors without heavy drinking.

ASSIST

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Participant eligibility is based on sorority membership
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Greek organization of undergraduate women recognized by the Office of Fraternity \& Sorority Life with a physical house for chapter members
• At least 80 active members
• Aged 18 years or older
• Current student
• Active member in a participating sorority chapter

You may not qualify if:

• \[None\]

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking in College

Interventions

Ethanol; Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol Drinking; Drinking Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohols; Organic Chemicals; Insemination, Artificial; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; Reproductive Techniques; Therapeutics; Investigative Techniques; Insemination; Reproduction; Reproductive Physiological Phenomena; Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Anna Jaffe

  University of Washington

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Anna Jaffe, PhD

CONTACT

206-221-6692; ajaffe2@uw.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 14, 2024
• First Posted: August 26, 2024
• Study Start: October 18, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: February 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)