NCT03652688

Group-based Intervention for Club Patrons

Group-based Intervention for Alcohol, Drugs and Aggression Among Club Patrons

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 959 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and test a group-based strategy for encouraging groups of young adults who are engaged in party behaviors at nightclubs to intervene with each other to reduce harms associated with overuse of alcohol and recreational drugs and to reduce harms associated with aggression (physical and sexual).

Detailed description

This study focuses on high risk behaviors (excessive alcohol use, drug use) and unwanted experiences (physical/sexual aggression) that may occur during an evening at a night club for young adults engaged in party behaviors. the goals were: 1) to develop a screener that accurately assesses a group's level of risk for one specific night of club attendance and based upon this assessment, (2) to provide naturally occurring social groups with the necessary skills to identify vulnerability for and to provide them with tools to reduce harms. An algorithm calculated in real time during an entrance survey predicted the types of risks that the group members may encounter during the evening based upon past behaviors and expectations for the evening. Social groups in the experimental condition were exposed to a brief intervention that focused on developing skills described as the 3 O's: a) Outreach-how to approach fellow group members who are at risk, (b) Options-how to suggest options that would increase safety and (c) Out-How to assess when it is time to leave the club. This brief, interactive intervention was delivered by small tablet computers that utilized mobile application technology and cellular wireless service. This low cost delivery was considered important to providing later adoption in the real world and the interactive nature of the intervention was designed to appeal to the young adult population.

Conditions

• Drink Too Much
• Drinking, Binge
• Drunk
• Drug Use
• Aggression
• Aggression Sexual
• Peer Group
• Safety Issues
• Harm Reduction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Nightlife Safety Plans (NSP)	A group approach to reducing unwanted outcomes was implemented prior to entering the nightclub. The focus was on peer-to-peer intervention.
BEHAVIORAL	Fire Safety	Groups were asked to read information about fire safety prior to entering the club and to answer some questions about fire safety

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-15
• Primary completion: 2017-10-01
• Completion: 2017-10-01
• First posted: 2018-08-29
• Last updated: 2025-01-14
• Results posted: 2025-01-14

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States