Influence of counselor on the effectiveness of a brief motivational intervention on heavy drinking in young adults

Completed

• Conditions: Heavy alcohol use / Hazardous drinking; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol

• Registration Number: ISRCTN92486583
• Lead Sponsor: The Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 432

Inclusion Criteria

1. Young men aged 19-20 and participating in the Swiss Army mandatory conscription process in the Recruitment Center of Lausanne.
2. Those who do not have a priority army assessment during the study period.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non-hazardous drinkers

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol use: usual number of drinking days per week, usual number of drinks (defined as 10 grams of alcohol such as 100 ml of wine, 250 ml of beer or 25 ml of spirits) per drinking day, and frequency of binge drinking episodes (6 drinks or more) over the last year (measured on a 0-4 scale with 0=never, 1=less than monthly, 2=monthly, 3=weekly, and 4=almost daily).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol-related consequences (9 item questionnaire assessing the occurrence of a series of consequences (e.g., argue with friends, miss a class, engage in unplanned sexual activity, get into trouble with police) based on Wechsler et al. (1994). Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT, Babor et al, 2001).