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Evaluation of Global Smart Drinking Goals Initiative

Not Applicable
Conditions
Binge Drinking, Underage Drinking, Drinking and Driving, Alcohol-Related Harms
Interventions
Behavioral: GSDG multi-component intervention
Registration Number
NCT03262259
Lead Sponsor
HBSA
Brief Summary

This study will evaluate effects of a multi-component, population-level intervention on alcohol use and related harms in six intervention cities relative to six matched comparison cities. Intervention components include screening and brief interventions by health providers, other evidence-based interventions (e.g., enforcement of drink-driving or underage drinking laws), and novel or partially tested interventions that warrant further evaluation. Key outcomes of interest include alcohol-related harms such as alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, heavy/binge drinking, underage drinking, and drinking and driving.

Detailed Description

This study will evaluate effects of a multi-component, population-level intervention on alcohol use and related harms in six intervention cities relative to six matched comparison cities. The trial is expected to expand to nine intervention and nine comparison cities in 2018. Intervention components include screening and brief interventions by health providers, other evidence-based interventions (e.g., enforcement of drink-driving or underage drinking laws), and novel or partially tested interventions that warrant further evaluation. Key outcomes of interest include alcohol-related harms such as alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, heavy/binge drinking, underage drinking, and drinking and driving.

Multiple years of pre- and post-intervention survey data will be collected from cross-sectional samples of adults and youth in each city to assess intervention effects on harmful alcohol use. Multiple years of archival data will also be collected from each city to assess intervention effects on alcohol-related harms such as motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, violence and unintentional injuries. Multi-level analyses will be conducted with data for the total sample of 18 cities and for each pair of cities to determine whether the overall goal of reducing harmful alcohol use by at least 10% is achieved.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36000
Inclusion Criteria
  • At least 12 years old
  • Parental consent is be required if under 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria
  • Institutionalized individuals

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
GSDG InterventionGSDG multi-component interventionCities receiving a multi-component intervention, including screening and brief intervention, other evidence-based interventions (e.g., enforcement of drink-driving or underage drinking laws), and novel or partially tested interventions that warrant further evaluation.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health and social harms related to alcohol use1 year

Self-reported problems related to alcohol use (e.g., drinking and driving, injury, unwanted sex, vandalism, property crime); alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes and fatalities

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Alcohol expectancies1 year

Expectations regarding positive and negative consequences of alcohol use

Underage drinking1 year

Self-reported alcohol use

Perceived enforcement of alcohol policies1 year

Perceived likelihood of being asked for age identification, being stopped by police for drinking and driving, etc.

Awareness of chronic health risks associated with alcohol use1 year

Self-reported knowledge of possible chronic health-related consequences of alcohol use (e.g., liver cirrhosis, coronary heart disease)

Awareness of alcohol health guidance labels and information1 year

Self-reported knowledge of guidance labels and information on beer bottles, cans and elsewhere

Heavy/binge drinking1 year

Self-reported heavy alcohol use (e.g., 5+ drinks within 2 hours)

Perceived alcohol use and alcohol-related attitudes among family and friends1 year

Beliefs regarding alcohol use among family and friends, and acceptability of alcohol use

Awareness of alcohol policies1 year

Knowledge of policies such as the minimum legal drinking age and maximum allowable blood alcohol concentration limit for driving

Consumption of no-alcohol and low-alcohol beer1 year

Self-reported consumption (quantity and frequency) of no-alcohol and low-alcohol beer, no-alcohol and low-alcohol beer sales, underage use of no-alcohol and low-alcohol beer

Screening and brief intervention for heavy/binge drinking1 year

Self-reported frequency and impacts, archival medical record data

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

HBSA

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Calverton, Maryland, United States

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