CHIPs or College Health Intervention Projects

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: counseling; Other: Brief Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00244049
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

The goal of the study is to test the efficacy of brief clinician advice in reducing the frequency of high-risk drinking and alcohol-related harm in a population of college students seeking care at five university health care clinics. High-risk drinking is defined as 1) 8 or more episodes of heavy drinking (5 or more drinks in a row) in the past 28 days for male and female students, and/or 2) 50 drinks for male and 40 drinks for female students in the past 28 days, and/or 3) 15 drinks for male and 12 drinks for female students in the past 7 days, and/or 4) One or more episode(s) of heavy drinking which includes 15 or more drinks in a row.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-05
• Study First Submitted: 2005-10-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-10-21
• Study First Posted: 2005-10-25
• Primary Completion: 2011-04
• Study Completion: 2011-04
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• subjects who screen positive for high risk drinking on the Health Screening Survey (HSS) and Baseline interview

Exclusion Criteria

• Students who will be leaving campus due to graduation or for an extended absence prior to the first face to face intervention Female students who are pregnant at the time of randomization Students who are currently suicidal at the time of the baseline interview Students under 18 years of age Students who drink more than 200 drinks in 28 days (referred for treatment).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Brief clinician advice	Brief Intervention	-
Brief clinician advice	counseling	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in binge/high-risk drinking in college-aged students.	6-months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
c) fr. of accidents, d) fr. of campus vandalism and interaction police; e) academic perf; f) fr. of unwanted sex; g) fr. of high-risk sex; h) fr. of physical altercations i) ER visits and hospital days; and j) cost vs. benefit of the intervention.	6-months