Evaluating Telehealth Delivery of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Alcohol Consumption

• Registration Number: NCT06774300
• Lead Sponsor: University of Southern California

Brief Summary

This research study will test the efficacy of a telehealth version of the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), which is the gold standard prevention and intervention approach to target heavy alcohol use on college campuses across the United States.

Detailed Description

In this study, the researchers will evaluate the efficacy of a tele-BASICS approach utilizing the ZOOM application compared to in-person BASICS and a lower threshold treatment as usual intervention. Three hundred mandated and 300 volunteer students who report hazardous drinking will be recruited from two large universities and randomly assigned to a condition (in-person BASICS, Tele-BASICS, or treatment as usual). Follow-up assessments will occur 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-baseline. The significance of this research lies in the potential to maximize access to the highest standard of care by establishing support for easier access without sacrificing any central features of the traditional BASICS intervention. In addition, many universities pragmatically adapted existing in-person interventions to remote-telehealth approaches in response to the COVID pandemic but now have no scientific basis for determining whether transitioning back to in-person approaches would be beneficial.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-31
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-13
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-15
• Study Start: 2025-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2029-12-31
• Study Completion: 2030-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

• between 18 and 26 years of age
• fluent in understanding English
• a registered student at one of the two intervention sites
• adequate internet capabilities to support video-conferencing
• access to a webcam, which is a standard features of most laptops, mobile devices, and desktops
• engage in binge drinking (i.e., 4 or more standard drinks in a sitting for women or 5 or more standard drinks in a sitting for men) at least once in the past month (for the volunteer sample only)
• experienced at least one negative alcohol-related consequence in the previous month (mandated students would meet this due to receiving an alcohol sanction)
• reports a score of 2 or higher on questions about a) interest in reducing their drinking, or b) interest in not increasing their drinking.

Exclusion Criteria

• not meeting inclusion criteria or unwillingness to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol use	Assessed over the course of 12 months	Quantity and frequency of alcohol use in the past month (i.e., how many days drank and how many drinks per occasion). Assessed at baseline and then 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-baseline.
Alcohol-related consequences	Assessed over the course of 12 months	Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire assesses past month consequences from alcohol use. Higher scores indicate more endorsement of the 24 consequences (yes/no) items on the scale. Outcome assessed at baseline and then 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Completion rates	One time assessment at end of program, after 1 session is completed 1 to 2 weeks post-baseline	We will evaluate completion rates of the each of the three programs tested in this study. This will be indicated by whether participants attended their scheduled BASICS session or fully completed their online treatment as ususal alcohol program

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Houston; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States