A brief online psychosocial intervention to reduce binge drinking in new university students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol consumption; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84252967
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sheffield (UK)

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28941040

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-07-02
• Study Completion: 2015-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

All incoming undergraduate students (in 2014) to the University of Sheffield

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided at time of registration

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The experimental groups will be compared on the following primary outcome measures at six-month follow-up (controlling for baseline measures):<br>1. Number of units of alcohol consumed in a typical week assessed using a retrospective seven-day alcohol diary (Gmel & Rehm, 2004).<br>2. Number of binge drinking sessions in a typical week.<br>The experimental groups will also be compared on these measures at one-week, one-month and six-month follow-ups.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The experimental groups will also be compared on the following secondary outcome measures:<br> 1. AUDIT (Babor et al., 2001) scores (six-month follow-up)<br>2. Direct measures of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (Ajzen, 1988) constructs ? attitude, subjective norms, descriptive norms, self-efficacy, perceived control and intention (post-intervention, one month and six months)<br>3. Belief strength (Ajzen, 1988) ? beliefs targeted in the messages (post-intervention, one month and six months)