Clinical trial NCT05437484: Peer-led Brief Alcohol Intervention for College Student Drinkers in Spain
Official title: Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Peer-led Alcohol Prevention Intervention for College Students. A Exploratory Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Peer Group
Motivational Interviewing
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Alcohol Drinking in College
Keywords: Brief interventions
Motivational interviewing
Peer counsellors
College students
Alcohol
Counsellor behavior
Lead sponsor: Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-06-29
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 20
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: A pilot randomized controlled trial was carried out. Fifty nursing students were randomly assigned either a 50-minute brief motivational intervention with individual feedback or a treatment-as-usual control condition. The intervention was delivered by undergraduate peer counsellors trained in Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students. Primary outcomes for testing efficacy were alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences.

Detailed description: Aims: To assess the potential efficacy and the feasibility of a peer-led brief alcohol intervention aimed to reduce the alcohol consumption in Spanish heavy nursing student drinkers.

Methods: A pilot randomized controlled trial was carried out. Fifty nursing students were randomly assigned either a 50-minute brief motivational enhancement intervention with individual feedback (n=23) or a treatment-as-usual control condition (n=27). Both motivational interviewing and personalized feedback were delivered by undergraduate peer counsellors trained in Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS). Participants were assessed during their pledge year of university with a one-month follow-up. Primary outcomes for testing efficacy were alcohol use (quantity, heavy-drinking episodes, and peak blood alcohol concentration), and alcohol-related consequences. Quantitative data were analyzed using the U-Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon test. Content analysis was used for measuring the feasibility of the program.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* First year university students of Nursing Degree, between 18 and 20 years old.
* Students of first access to the University.
* Having had at least one episode of heavy drinking or binge drinking in the past month.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Students who have started or previously studied other university degrees or a higher degree.
* University students who do not consume alcohol or, if they do consume alcohol, have not had binge drinking in the last month.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in 'Quantitaty of alcohol use in a typical weekend' (preliminary efficacy outcomes)
timeFrame: For measuring the change, there are two time points: pre-test and post-test (one month after receiving the programme)
measure: Change in 'Estimated peak blood alcohol content (peak BAC)' (preliminary efficacy outcomes)
timeFrame: For measuring the change, there are two time points: pre-test and post-test (one month after receiving the programme)
measure: Change in 'Frequency of binge drinking episodes' (preliminary efficacy outcomes)
timeFrame: For measuring the change, there are two time points: pre-test and post-test (one month after receiving the programme)
measure: Change in 'Number of alcohol-related consequences (preliminary efficacy outcomes)'
timeFrame: For measuring the change, there are two time points: pre-test and post-test (one month after receiving the programme)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Peer counselors' fidelity -adherence to motivational interviewing skills and alcohol-related content (feasibility outcomes)
timeFrame: From the beginning of the intervention sessions until the end of the intervention, an average of 3 months.
measure: Barriers and facilitators of the implementation process (feasibility outcomes)
timeFrame: From the beginning of the peer counsellors' training until the end of the intervention, an average of 9 months.
measure: Acceptability -satisfaction- (feasibility outcomes)
timeFrame: From the beginning of the intervention sessions until the end of the intervention, an average of 3 months.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Pamplona
country: Spain
facility: University of Navarra
state: Navarra
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