Parent Interventions to Prevent Student Drinking
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Alcohol Consumption
- Interventions
- Behavioral: parent handbook
- Registration Number
- NCT01126151
- Lead Sponsor
- Penn State University
- Brief Summary
Examine the efficacy of parent interventions to prevent college student drinking in first year students.
- Detailed Description
The aims of the study are to:
1. efficacy of parent interventions to prevent college student drinking in first year students;
2. examine mediators of efficacy; and
3. examine moderators of efficacy.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1900
Inclusion Criteria
- first year students
Exclusion Criteria
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description parent handbook with boosters parent handbook boosters are given to parents at three times (move in, visit weekend; student visits home) parent handbook delay parent handbook parent handbook is delayed and given after semester has begun parent handbook parent handbook parent handbook to increase the quantity and quality of communications about alcohol
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method heavy episodic drinking 12 months post baseline frequency of heavy episodic events
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method drinking related consequences 12 months post baseline Assess blackouts, hangovers, vomiting, fights, unplanned sex, academic problems and trouble with the police using the RAPI; YAAPST (standard assessment instruments for college alcohol prevention trials)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Penn State University
🇺🇸University Park, Pennsylvania, United States