Reducing Driving Offenses of Adolescent Drinkers

Phase 1

• Conditions: Alcohol Consumption
• Interventions: Behavioral: Brief group counseling; Behavioral: Community Counseling; Behavioral: Prototypic community service

• Registration Number: NCT00851058
• Lead Sponsor: Rhode Island Hospital

Brief Summary

To determine the effectiveness of four group session of motivational counseling plus six hours of direct observations of the emergency department trauma services in comparison to four group session and six hours of community volunteering and also in comparison to four hours of education and 16 hours of community volunteering in reducing alcohol use and high risk driving behaviors and offenses among court referred 16-20 year old drivers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-05
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-24
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-25
• Primary Completion: 2010-03
• Status Verified: 2011-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 2011-02-25
• Study Completion: 2012-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 786

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Age over 20 years
• Not English speaking
• Not referred by courts

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Counseling	Brief group counseling	Four session of group counseling and six hours of guided observation of the emergency and trauma services at a busy urban hospital
Community Counseling	Community Counseling	Four session of group counseling and six hours of volunteering in a local not for profit community agency.
Prototypic Community Service	Prototypic community service	Four hours of education about road safety and 16 hours volunteering at a local not for profit community service.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recidivism for future criminal offenses	12 months post intervention completion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol use	12 months post intervention completion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rhode Island Hospital; 🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States