STARC Trial: The effects of short term alcohol abstinence on health and wellbeing among non-dependent drinkers

• Conditions: Alcohol consumption; Alcohol abstention; Public Health - Epidemiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000274471
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Tanya Chikritzhs

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

(i) English speaking males and females aged 18 years and older resident in the WA metropolitan area and surrounds
(ii) Current but not alcohol-dependent drinkers
(iii) Able to comply with study requirements (e.g., short term abstinence for participants in experimental arms).

Exclusion Criteria

(i) Pregnant females and those intending to conceive during the study period
(ii) Smokers (for practical purposes as likely to be small numbers and may be difficult to randomise)
(iii) Non-drinkers
(iv) Drinkers at risk of dependence according to the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT > 19)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol consumption (self-report):<br>Face-to-face 30 day timeline follow back questionnaire<br>[Baseline<br>4 weeks<br>8 Weeks<br>12 weeks<br>3 months post-abstinence<br>6 months post-abstinence];Alcohol consumption (self-report):<br>Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) [Baseline<br>4 weeks<br>8 Weeks<br>12 weeks<br>3 months post-abstinence<br>6 months post-abstinence<br>];Alcohol consumption (clinical):<br>Phosphatidylethanol alcohol exposure test to corroborate self-reported abstinence/alcohol intake among experimental and no-intervention arms assessed by dried blood spot.[4 weeks<br>8 weeks<br>12 weeks]