Development and piloting of an intervention to reduce alcohol use and improve family engagement among fathers in Kenya

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Problem drinking among men, specifically fathers; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13038027
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

2021 Preprint results in https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-333207/v1 (added 13/08/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35246218/ (added 07/03/2022) 2021 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103291 Feasibility study (added 17/11/2023) 2021 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100019 Qualitative results (added 17/11/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-06-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 9

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male caregiver (referred to as fathers) identified as responsible for the care of a child between the ages of 8 and 17 years of age
2. Problematic drinking indicated by a score of 8-20 on the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT; Babor et al., 2001)
3. Alcohol use within the past 2 months
4. Willingness to participate in study and sign a consent form
5. Willingness to have one child and the other primary caregiver of the child participate in study assessments
6. Willingness of other primary caregiver and child to consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

1. Living in a home that brews alcohol
2. Has not had any alcohol in over two months
3. AUDIT score below 8
4. Alcohol dependence defined as having an AUDIT score above 20 and/or exhibiting visible symptoms of withdrawal or past history of hospitalization when attempting to reduce alcohol

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Alcohol use and spending measured using the timeline followback every 4 weeks prior to treatment, during treatment, and every 4 weeks post-treatment<br>2. Problem drinking measured with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) at baseline to assess eligibility<br>3. Father’s drinking-related problem behavior (all reporters) assessed with a locally-developed measure 1 month pre-treatment and 1-month post treatment. A few sub items were assessed 4 weeks prior to treatment, during treatment, and every 4 weeks post-treatment.<br>4. Missed family time (all reporters) assessed using a locally-developed measure 1 month pre-treatment and 1-month post treatment<br>5. Paternal involvement and instrumental support (all reporters) assessed with the involvement subscale of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ)1 month pre-treatment and 1-month post treatment