Brief Religious Alcohol Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Heavy Drinking

• 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

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-08-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-08-29
• Study First Posted: 2019-09-03
• Study Start: 2019-09-04
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Primary Completion: 2020-08-11
• Study Completion: 2020-08-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-12
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-14

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

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