Increasing Knowledge of Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer Among Women Attending Breast Screening Services
- Conditions
- Alcohol ConsumptionHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Interventions
- Behavioral: alcohol brief interventionBehavioral: lifestyle health promotion
- Registration Number
- NCT04715516
- Lead Sponsor
- Turning Point
- Brief Summary
Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for breast cancer in women, yet this is not widely understood by health practitioners or policy makers, let alone the general population. The investigators aim to test the effects of a targeted alcohol and lifestyle brief intervention for women attending breast screening services, to improve knowledge of alcohol as a risk factor for breast cancer and reduce harmful alcohol use.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 558
- female
- attending breast screening service for a routine mammography
- 40-74 years
- English as a first language or fluent
- regular access to a telephone
- able to provide informed consent to participate
- any level of alcohol consumption (including non-drinkers)
- hearing impairment sufficient to prohibit a telephone interview
- pregnancy
- not able to read or comprehend English to provide informed consent or receive the brief intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description alcohol brief intervention + lifestyle health promotion lifestyle health promotion The intervention arm will receive 4 minutes of alcohol brief intervention, and 3 minutes of lifestyle health promotion (physical activity; maintaining a healthy weight), to increase knowledge of how to improve women's health and reduce breast cancer risk. Alcohol and lifestyle information will be delivered by way of an animation on an iPad. Participant responses to questions about current alcohol use will branch to personalised feedback consistent with level of alcohol consumption (i.e. drinking within or above current Australian Alcohol Guidelines). Take-home pamphlets - a pamphlet summarising the alcohol information presented during the animation, and a pamphlet on nutrition to maintain a healthy weight, will be provided. alcohol brief intervention + lifestyle health promotion alcohol brief intervention The intervention arm will receive 4 minutes of alcohol brief intervention, and 3 minutes of lifestyle health promotion (physical activity; maintaining a healthy weight), to increase knowledge of how to improve women's health and reduce breast cancer risk. Alcohol and lifestyle information will be delivered by way of an animation on an iPad. Participant responses to questions about current alcohol use will branch to personalised feedback consistent with level of alcohol consumption (i.e. drinking within or above current Australian Alcohol Guidelines). Take-home pamphlets - a pamphlet summarising the alcohol information presented during the animation, and a pamphlet on nutrition to maintain a healthy weight, will be provided. lifestyle health promotion, not inclusive of alcohol information lifestyle health promotion The control arm will receive 3 minutes of lifestyle health promotion (physical activity; maintaining a healthy weight) to increase knowledge of how to improve women's health and reduce breast cancer risk, not inclusive of alcohol information. Lifestyle information will be delivered by way of an animation on an iPad. Take-home pamphlet - a pamphlet on nutrition to maintain a healthy weight will be provided.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knowledge of alcohol as a breast cancer risk factor 4-weeks post-randomisation Proportion of participants accurately identifying alcohol as a clear risk factor for breast cancer
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health literacy - attitudes 4-weeks post-randomisation Change in participants' attitudes regarding alcohol and breast cancer risk (5-point scale, strongly agree to strongly disagree; items adapted from previous literature, e.g. Fisher et al. 2017)
Drinking within current Australian Alcohol Guidelines 4-weeks and 3-months post-randomisation Proportion of participants drinking less than or equal to 10 standard drinks per week (within current Australian Alcohol Guidelines) (14-day Timeline Followback, TLFB)
Alcohol consumption (among participants who drink more than 10 standard drinks per week) 4-weeks and 3-months post-randomisation Among participants who drink more than 10 standard drinks per week at baseline: Change in alcohol consumption (14-day TLFB; AIHW alcohol frequency quantity items)
Health literacy - access to health information 4-weeks post-randomisation Proportion of participants who have accessed health information on i) alcohol harms, ii) alcohol and breast cancer risk, and iii) alcohol harm-reduction
Drinking within current Australian Alcohol Guidelines (among participants who drink more than 10 standard drinks per week) 4-weeks and 3-months post-randomisation Among participants who drink more than 10 standard drinks per week at baseline: Proportion of participants drinking less than or equal to 10 standard drinks per week. (14-day TLFB)
Alcohol consumption 4-weeks and 3-months post-randomisation Change in alcohol consumption (14-day TLFB; AIHW alcohol frequency quantity items)
Health literacy - knowledge 4-weeks post-randomisation Proportion of participants accurately identifying i) the amount of alcohol in an Australian standard drink; ii) the number of standard drinks in an average restaurant serve of red wine; iii) the maximum number of standard drinks per week recommended by current Australian Alcohol Guidelines (multiple choice and open-ended questions, adapted from previous literature, e.g. Bowden et al. 2014)
General health 4-weeks and 3-months post-randomisation Change in general health (SF-12)
Quality of life 4-weeks and 3-months post-randomisation Change in quality of life (EUROHIS-QOL single item)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Maroondah BreastScreen
🇦🇺Ringwood East, Victoria, Australia