Brief Religious Alcohol Intervention
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Heavy Drinking
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Expressive Writing
- Registration Number
- NCT04075773
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Houston
- Brief Summary
This study is a trial of a brief alcohol intervention, a brief expressive writing intervention that incorporates religious identity.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 203
Inclusion Criteria
- 18 to 29 years old
- Have had a binge episode (4/5 drinks on one occasion for women/men) at least once in the past month
- UH students
Exclusion Criteria
- Participants who are currently enrolled in treatment for alcohol or other substances
- Participants who have been diagnosed with and/or treated for verbal learning disabilities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Age Prompt Expressive Writing Participants will be provided a writing prompt that describes their self-reported drinking, then asks them to write for 5 to 10 minutes about how that drinking is associated with their self-reported age. After completing that writing assignment, participants will be shown their response, and asked to spend 5 to 10 minutes describing how their drinking behaviors in the next month might change. Religious Prompt Expressive Writing Participants will be provided a writing prompt that describes their self-reported drinking, then asks them to write for 5 to 10 minutes about how that drinking is associated with their self-reported religious identity. After completing that writing assignment, participants will be shown their response, and asked to spend 5 to 10 minutes describing how their drinking behaviors in the next month might change.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in the Timeline Follow-Back one month following the intervention It will be assessed before the intervention and one month following the intervention. Participants report number of drinks consumed each day over the last month.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Chang in the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire one month following the intervention It will be assessed before the intervention and one month following the intervention. Participants respond to a list of common consequences of alcohol use indicating whether or not they have experienced them. The scale name is the "Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire" (Read, Kahler, Strong, \& Colder, 2006). The construct of interest measured by this scale is the alcohol problems experienced by the participant. The total score is used, and the range for the total score is 0 to 48.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Houston Psychology Department
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States