Clinical Trial: Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions

Brief Summary: This is a 2-year research project to test the efficacy of brief motivational intervention for reducing heavy alcohol use in young adults transitioning out of high school. Participation occurs within 3 months prior to graduation or within 1 year following graduation or dropout from high school. Heavy drinkers ages 17-20 will be randomly assigned to receive one session of BMI or one session of relaxation training. All participants complete identical assessments at baseline and immediately post-intervention (during session 1). Participants also complete in-person 6-week and 3-month follow up assessments to evaluate intervention effects. Study aims involve: a) testing the comparative efficacy of BMI; b) identifying moderators (person-level predictors) of intervention response; and c) identifying mediators (mechanisms) of intervention effects, that is, how BMI exerts its effect on outcomes.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Brown University

Current Primary Outcome: Timeline Follow Back assessing number of standard drinks [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

This assessment is used to measure average number of drinks per week, frequency of drinking, frequency of binge drinking, average BAC and peak BAC.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 6 week and 3 month follow ups ]
    Measure of problem severity in young adult drinkers.
  • Help Seeking [ Time Frame: 6 week and 3 month follow ups ]
  • Drinking Reduction Strategies [ Time Frame: 6 week and 3 month follow ups ]
  • Employment Outcomes [ Time Frame: 6 week and 3 month follow ups ]
  • Life Satisfaction [ Time Frame: 6 week and 3 month follow ups ]
  • Adolescent Reinforcement Survey [ Time Frame: 6 week and 3 month follow ups ]


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Brown University

Dates:
Date Received: February 20, 2012
Date Started: June 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 2, 2012
Last Verified: March 2012