Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Binge Drinking

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Brief Motivational Counseling
* Behavioral: Relaxation training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: high school students anticipating graduation within 3 months, drop outs or graduates males must report at least one day drinking 5 or more standard drinks in past month females must report at least one day drinking 4 or more standard drinks in past month Exclusion Criteria: plans to enroll at traditional 4-year college within 12 months plans to enter military within next 12 months plans to move more than 1 hour from current location in within 12 months

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 17 Years
Maximum Age: 20 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Placebo Comparator: Relaxation training<br> | Behavioral: Relaxation training<br>* One hour training in relaxation techniques<br>|
| Active Comparator: Brief Motivational Counseling<br> | Behavioral: Brief Motivational Counseling<br>* One hour session of brief motivational counseling focused on reduction of heavy drinking.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Timeline Follow Back assessing number of standard drinks | This assessment is used to measure average number of drinks per week, frequency of drinking, frequency of binge drinking, average BAC and peak BAC. | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

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