Brief Web-Based Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Undergraduates

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email (THRIVE; Kypri et al., 2009), originally utilized with Australian students, is unique in that it contains efficacious components derived from motivational interviewing (e.g., personalized feedback) and cognitive behavioral therapy (protective behavioral strategies), yet is very brief and has established efficacy. This study aims to test versions of THRIVE tailored to American college students. In addition to replicating original results with THRIVE, we will also test versions containing unique subsets of protective behavioral strategies to reduce alcohol consumption. The primary hypothesis is that versions of THRIVE will be associated with lower overall alcohol consumption than an assessment and brief brochure control condition.

Official Title
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Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Brief, Web-Based Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Undergraduates

Conditions
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Alcohol Use, Heavy Drinking, Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: THRIVE
* Behavioral: Brief brochure and assessment control


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Must be a current student at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT Exclusion Criteria: Under 18 years of age 25 years of age or older

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 24 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: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: THRIVE replication<br>Participants in this condition receive THRIVE with a full list of direct and indirect protective behavioral strategies to reduce alcohol consumption. | Behavioral: THRIVE<br>* THRIVE stands for (Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email). Participants complete questions related to demographics and their alcohol use and receive brief personalized feedback based on this information, in addition to protective behavioral strategies, facts about alcohol and information about available resources to reduce their alcohol use.<br>* Other names: Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email;|
| Experimental: THRIVE direct strategies<br>Participants in this condition receive THRIVE including a subset of protective behavioral strategies that are directly related to alcohol drinking. | Behavioral: THRIVE<br>* THRIVE stands for (Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email). Participants complete questions related to demographics and their alcohol use and receive brief personalized feedback based on this information, in addition to protective behavioral strategies, facts about alcohol and information about available resources to reduce their alcohol use.<br>* Other names: Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email;|
| Experimental: THRIVE indirect strategies<br>Participants in this condition receive THRIVE including a subset of protective behavioral strategies that are indirectly related to alcohol drinking. | Behavioral: THRIVE<br>* THRIVE stands for (Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email). Participants complete questions related to demographics and their alcohol use and receive brief personalized feedback based on this information, in addition to protective behavioral strategies, facts about alcohol and information about available resources to reduce their alcohol use.<br>* Other names: Tertiary Health Research Intervention Via Email;|
| Sham Comparator: Brief brochure and assessment control<br>Participants will answer the same survey questions as participants in the THRIVE conditions, but will receive a brief alcohol-related brochure with only didactic content rather than the intervention components received by participants randomized to THRIVE conditions. | Behavioral: Brief brochure and assessment control<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frequency of alcohol use |  | 1-month post-intervention | 
| Protective behavioral strategy use |  | 1-month post-intervention | 
| Overall Weekly Alcohol Consumption |  | 1-month post-intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frequency of heavy drinking days |  | 1-month post-intervention | 
| Frequency of alcohol use |  | 6-months post-intervention | 
| Overall weekly alcohol consumption |  | 6-months post-intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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brief intervention, web-based interventions, computer-based interventions, harm reduction, young adult, college student