Binge Drinking Among Youngs is a Risk Factor for Alcohol Use Disorders

Completed

• Conditions: Binge Drinking

• Registration Number: NCT03062189
• Lead Sponsor: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess drinking habits and patterns of alcohol consumption, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol use disorders among Italian young students. Furthermore to investigate the correlation between binge drinking and alcohol use disorders.

Detailed Description

This study was performed on 2,704 subjects attending high school, through the administration of questionnaires regarding socio-demographic data, anthropometric characteristics, pattern and amount of alcohol intake, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and physical activity were administered to students. Moreover mood and anxiety were evaluated through AUDIT, STAI-Y1, STAY-Y2 and ZUNG. The aim of the study was to assess drinking habits and patterns of alcohol consumption, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol use disorders among Italian young students. Furthermore to investigate the correlation between binge drinking and alcohol use disorders.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2015-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-12-14
• Status Verified: 2017-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2704

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects attending high school of three italian cities (Rome, Latina, Frosinone)
• Subjects aged between 13 and 19 years
• Subjects that accept the interview

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects that don't accept the interview

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Binge drinking behavior	1 year	Binge drinking behavior was defined as an alcohol consumption of more than 5 drinks within about two hour period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Amount of alcoholic beverage consumed	1 year	One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho
Frequency of cigarettes smoked	1 year
Type of alcoholic beverage consumed	1 year
Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder	1 year	According AUDIT score
Frequency of alcohol consumption	1 year
Amount of cigarettes smoked	1 year
Frequency of alcohol drinking outside meals	1 year	One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho
Type of illicit drugs used	1 year
Frequency of illicit drugs used	1 year
STAI score	1 year	STAI assess existing anxiety a predisposition to anxious reaction as a personality characteristic. Itis structuredby two axes (y1 for state anxiety and y2 for trait anxiety), both consisting of 20 multiple-choice items; each item has a score from 1 to 4; the total score of y1 and y 2 axes can range from 20 to 80. This test was selected for simplicity, validity and reliability. The subjects evaluated were divided as high and low anxious and a value of 40 was used to distinguish the two groups
Zung-SDS	1 year	Zung-SDS constitutes an effective instrument in screening for depression and its positive predictive value of a diagnosis of depression is between 88.7% and 92.3%. The Zung-SDS contains 20 multiple items with a score from 1 to 4 each; total score above 50 indicates a condition of depression
Alcohol consumption outside meals	1 year	One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho