Clinical trial NCT04052386: Brief Alcohol Screening for Community College Students (BASICCS)
Official title: Brief Alcohol Screening for Community College Students (BASICCS)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Alcohol; Use, Problem
Lead sponsor: University of Washington
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
First posted: 2019-08-09
Enrollment: 142
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 29
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions (BASICCS and assessment-only control group).
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The present study focuses on examining the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an adapted alcohol intervention for high-risk college students attending community colleges. Investigators adapted BASICS (an efficacious in-person intervention developed for high-risk drinkers attending 4-year colleges and universities) to a web-conferencing format that allows the facilitator and participant to see and discuss live web-based personalized feedback. SMS text messages with protective behavioral strategies were also provided. The objective of the R34 was to establish feasibility and acceptability as well as to determine preliminary or likely effect sizes.

Detailed description: Young adulthood (ages 18-29) is associated with increased risk for alcohol-related negative consequences; however, little is known about effective interventions for young adults attending community colleges (CCs). Thus, it is critical to develop an intervention that meets the various needs and demanding lifestyles of CC students. The investigators proposed to develop a user-friendly and convenient intervention that addresses relevant social norms, the impact of high-risk alcohol use on health and well-being in relevant life domains beyond student life and academic achievement, and provides ongoing exposure to behavior change strategies. To address the notable differences between CC students and traditional 4-year students, the investigators adapted BASICS to a web-conferencing format that allows the facilitator and participant to see and discuss live web-based personalized feedback (FB). This intervention for CC students, BASICCS, will focus on relevant normative feedback and alcohol's impact on multiple roles and personal goals of the CC student. Providing tips and protective behavioral strategies (PBS) after BASICS interventions via handouts or mailed postcards is standard practice and with preliminary evidence supporting the use of mobile phone text messaging (TM) or short message service (SMS) to reduce heavy-episodic drinking; thus, in this study SMS text messages were used to deliver ongoing protective behavioral strategies (PBS) the month after participating in the BASICCS session. The objective of this research was to establish feasibility and acceptability as well as to determine preliminary or likely effect sizes. CC student drinkers were recruited to participate and if eligible, they were randomized to one of two conditions (BASICCS or assessment-only control) and completed 1- and 3-month follow-ups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* being 18-29 years old; enrolled full- or part-time at one of the three community colleges where data collection took place; consuming 4+/5+ drinks for women/men on one occasion in the past month or exceeding weekly NIAAA drinking recommendations (8+/15+ for women/men); and possessing a cell phone with text-messaging capability

Exclusion Criteria:

* not meeting inclusion criteria, not consenting to participate

Primary outcomes:
measure: Daily Drinking Questionnaire
timeFrame: 1-month
measure: Daily Drinking Questionnaire
timeFrame: 3-month
measure: Frequency of Binge Drinking
timeFrame: 1-month
measure: Frequency of Binge Drinking
timeFrame: 3-month
measure: Estimated Blood Alcohol Concentration (eBAC)
timeFrame: 1-month
measure: Estimated Blood Alcohol Concentration (eBAC)
timeFrame: 3-month
measure: Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire
timeFrame: 1-month
measure: Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire
timeFrame: 3-month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: University of Washington
state: Washington
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Washington
name: Christine M Lee, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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