Prevention of Alcohol Related Incidents in the US Air Force
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
- Enrollment
- 26231
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Article 15s
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Alcohol misuse poses significant public health concerns in the U.S. military. A Brief Alcohol Intervention (BAI) have been shown to reduce alcohol related incidents among Airmen undergoing training. The current study sought to examine whether a booster BAI administered at the end of an Airmen's training reduced alcohol related incidents out to a one-year follow-up. Participants were 26,231 US Air Force Technical Trainees recruited between March 2016 and July 2018. Participants were cluster randomized by cohort to two conditions: BAI + BAI Booster or BAI + Bystander Intervention. The primary analysis was a comparison of the interventions' efficacies in preventing Article 15 alcohol related incidents at a one-year follow-up, conducted using a generalized estimating equations logistic regression model controlling for covariates.
Investigators
Melissa Little, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Virginia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Article 15s
Time Frame: 12 months
Adjudicated alcohol related incident in the United States Air Force (Article 15). We determined if an Airmen had received an Article 15 in the year following Technical Training by searching the Automated Military Justice Analysis and Management System (AMJAMS).