Brief Web-Based Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Undergraduates

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Use; Heavy Drinking; Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use
• Interventions: Behavioral: THRIVE; Behavioral: Brief brochure and assessment control

• Registration Number: NCT01694082
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email (THRIVE; Kypri et al., 2009), originally utilized with Australian students, is unique in that it contains efficacious components derived from motivational interviewing (e.g., personalized feedback) and cognitive behavioral therapy (protective behavioral strategies), yet is very brief and has established efficacy. This study aims to test versions of THRIVE tailored to American college students. In addition to replicating original results with THRIVE, we will also test versions containing unique subsets of protective behavioral strategies to reduce alcohol consumption. The primary hypothesis is that versions of THRIVE will be associated with lower overall alcohol consumption than an assessment and brief brochure control condition.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-09-24
• Study First Posted: 2012-09-26
• Study Start: 2012-10
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2014-06
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 2014-06-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 207

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be a current student at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT

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Exclusion Criteria

• Under 18 years of age
• 25 years of age or older

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
THRIVE replication	THRIVE	Participants in this condition receive THRIVE with a full list of direct and indirect protective behavioral strategies to reduce alcohol consumption.
THRIVE direct strategies	THRIVE	Participants in this condition receive THRIVE including a subset of protective behavioral strategies that are directly related to alcohol drinking.
THRIVE indirect strategies	THRIVE	Participants in this condition receive THRIVE including a subset of protective behavioral strategies that are indirectly related to alcohol drinking.
Brief brochure and assessment control	Brief brochure and assessment control	Participants will answer the same survey questions as participants in the THRIVE conditions, but will receive a brief alcohol-related brochure with only didactic content rather than the intervention components received by participants randomized to THRIVE conditions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Protective behavioral strategy use	1-month post-intervention
Overall Weekly Alcohol Consumption	1-month post-intervention
Frequency of alcohol use	1-month post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of heavy drinking days	1-month post-intervention
Frequency of alcohol use	6-months post-intervention
Overall weekly alcohol consumption	6-months post-intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States