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FOllow-up and Brief Intervention of Conscripts in Lausanne, Switzerland

Completed
Conditions
Alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN78822107
Lead Sponsor
Swiss Alcohol Research Foundation (Fondation Suisse De Recherche Sur L'alcool) (Switzerland)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
1800
Inclusion Criteria

1. 19-year old males with a Swiss citizenship enrolling during the mandatory army recruitment process in the French-speaking part of Switzerland
2. Informed consent
3. Provision of a contact address

Exclusion Criteria

Lack of informed consent and provision of contact address.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use 6 months after baseline, measured by the following: <br>1. Alcohol use: <br>1.1. Quantity/frequency questionnaires <br>1.2. Retrospective diary <br>1.3. Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test <br>2. Tobacco use: <br>2.1. Quantity/frequency questionnaires <br>2.2. Cigarette Dependence Scale <br>3. Cannabis use: <br>3.1. First three questions of the Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Reduction of related risks 6 months after baseline. Related risks are measured using several tests: <br>1.1. Wechsler Alcohol Consequences<br>1.2. Questionnaire on dinking and driving<br>1.3. Attitudes Towards Smoking Scale, or questionnaire for cannabis use consequences<br>2. Cross-over effects:<br>2.1. Reduction in at-risk use of tobacco and cannabis use during the alcohol study at 6 months after baseline<br>2.2. Reduction in at-risk use of alcohol and cannabis use during the tobacco phase at 6 months after baseline. <br>2.3. Substance use, measured as described above<br>3. Readiness to change at 6 months after baseline, measured using 10-points Visual Analogue Scale (1 = not ready to change, 10 = extremely ready to change)
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