NCT01694082

Brief Web-Based Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Undergraduates

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 207 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use
• Heavy Drinking
• Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	THRIVE	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.
BEHAVIORAL	Brief brochure and assessment control

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-11-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2012-09-26
• Last updated: 2014-06-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States