Alcohol Health Education Among College Drinkers

Sponsor
Abby Braitman (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03433794
Collaborator
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (NIH)
537
3
19.4

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Alcohol use among college students is both widespread and problematic. There are many negative consequences associated with frequent alcohol use, ranging from mild (e.g., hangovers, missed classes) to severe (e.g., assault, even death). Online interventions targeting alcohol use among college students reduce alcohol consumption and associated problems. These interventions are popular among colleges because they are relatively inexpensive and easily disseminated. However, online interventions are not as efficacious as face-to-face interventions, such as brief motivational interviews. The proposed project employs emailed boosters in a randomized, controlled trial in an effort to improve the efficacy an existing, popular, free online intervention, while at the same time maintaining low cost and easy dissemination.

Adding boosters after interventions is a common technique to improve the efficacy of the original intervention. Boosters have been used successfully for alcohol use interventions among those seeking injury treatment in emergency medical settings. However, prior research has not supported booster efficacy for college student alcohol interventions. The current project develops and evaluates the effectiveness of boosters for a widely-used college student alcohol intervention. Specifically, the present project improves boosters by providing easy access via email; providing succinct, personalized feedback; and providing reminders of protective behavioral strategies. To test the effectiveness of adding boosters, participants randomized to alcohol-intervention-plus-boosters receive emails 2 weeks after the intervention with tailored feedback based upon their reported alcohol consumption. Participants are assessed up to nine months. The current research addresses the following specific aims:

Aim 1: Improve the efficacy of an easily-disseminated computerized intervention by adding personalized follow-up boosters, where efficacy is evidenced by reduced drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences (i.e., stronger effect sizes in the booster group immediately after receiving the booster).

Aim 2: Extend the duration of the reduction in drinking and associated problems through the use of these personalized follow-up boosters (i.e., significant differences between the booster and control groups at later timepoints).

Aim 3: Examine protective behavioral strategies highlighted by the booster as mediating behavioral mechanisms of change.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Alcohol 101 Plus (TM)
  • Behavioral: Booster
  • Behavioral: Lilly for Better Health
Phase 1

Detailed Description

Alcohol use within the college student population is both widespread and problematic. There are many negative consequences associated with frequent alcohol use, ranging from mild (e.g., hangovers, missed classes) to severe (e.g., assault, even death). College student alcohol use is a significant problem, and reducing consumption and associated problems is a priority among researchers, educators, and mental health professionals who work with this population.

Online interventions targeting alcohol use among college students reduce alcohol consumption and associated problems. These interventions are popular among colleges because they are relatively inexpensive and easily disseminated. However, online interventions are not as efficacious as face-to-face interventions, such as brief motivational interviews. The current project employs emailed boosters in a randomized, controlled trial in an effort to improve the efficacy an existing, popular, free online intervention, Alcohol 101 Plus (TM), while at the same time maintaining low cost and easy dissemination.

Adding boosters after interventions is a common technique to improve the efficacy of the original intervention. Boosters have improved the efficacy or effect duration for interventions targeting smoking cessation, mammograms, dating violence, caregiver skills, binge eating, and many other behaviors. Boosters have been used successfully for alcohol use interventions among those seeking injury treatment in emergency medical settings. Despite these successes, prior research has not supported booster efficacy for college student alcohol interventions. The current project develops and evaluates the effectiveness of boosters for a widely-used college student alcohol intervention by improving on the design of boosters. Specifically, the present project improves boosters by providing easy access via email to minimize burden; providing succinct, personalized feedback; and providing reminders of protective behavioral strategies. To test the effectiveness of adding boosters, participants randomized to the alcohol-intervention-plus-boosters condition receive emails 2 weeks after the intervention with tailored feedback based upon their reported alcohol consumption. Participants are initially assessed biweekly, then every three months up to nine months. The current research addresses the following specific aims:

Aim 1: Improve the efficacy of an easily-disseminated computerized intervention by adding personalized follow-up boosters, where efficacy is evidenced by reduced drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences (i.e., stronger effect sizes in the booster group immediately after receiving the booster).

Aim 2: Extend the duration of the reduction in drinking and associated problems through the use of these personalized follow-up boosters (i.e., significant differences between the booster and control groups at later timepoints after the significant differences between the intervention-only and control groups erode).

Aim 3: Examine protective behavioral strategies highlighted by the booster as mediating behavioral mechanisms of change.

3A: Determine if increased exposure to protective strategies through an emailed booster results in increased use of these strategies.

3B: Determine if those who increase their use of protective behavioral strategies decrease their alcohol consumption and related problems they experience.

3C: Assess the combination of these two effects (i.e., the indirect effect). The proposed study will be a critical first step to adapt existing online interventions. The findings from this study will be used to identify implications for modifying the protocol or booster.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
537 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single (Participant)
Masking Description:
The intervention is an online program, not an individual, so masking is not necessary. Similarly, the same online survey is deployed in all follow-up assessments regardless of condition, and data are not collected by individuals, so making is not necessary.
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Alcohol Health Education
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 29, 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Sep 10, 2014
Actual Study Completion Date :
Sep 10, 2014

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Control

The control group spent 60 minutes on an online education session (Lilly for Better Health) directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys.

Behavioral: Lilly for Better Health
This is an online education session directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. It was not expected to influence alcohol use.

Active Comparator: Intervention Only

Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. This is an online intervention, free to institutions and individuals. It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide basic information such as sex, weight, and state of residence so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys.

Behavioral: Alcohol 101 Plus (TM)
It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide information such as sex, weight, and state so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The program provides updated BACs based upon choices about what to consume and how quickly to consume it. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. It is a non-linear environment, where participants choose which sections of the website to explore.

Experimental: Intervention-plus-Booster

Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. This is an online intervention, free to institutions and individuals. It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide basic information such as sex, weight, and state of residence so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. Importantly, their email 2 weeks later contained a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys, plus personalized feedback based on participant reported perceived alcohol norms, actual alcohol norms, and reported harm reduction strategies.

Behavioral: Alcohol 101 Plus (TM)
It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide information such as sex, weight, and state so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The program provides updated BACs based upon choices about what to consume and how quickly to consume it. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. It is a non-linear environment, where participants choose which sections of the website to explore.

Behavioral: Booster
Personalized feedback was emailed to participants. Content included sex-specific descriptive normative information (i.e., drinks per week typically consumed by males and females at the same institution), as well as reminders of harm reduction strategies (i.e., techniques the participant reported using in their last survey, versus techniques not used).
Other Names:
  • Personalized Normative Feedback
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Alcohol Consumption [Past 2 weeks, reported at Baseline assessment (pre-intervention)]

      Participant self-reported number of standard drinks consumed by participant over the past 2 weeks

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Alcohol-related Consequences [Past 2 weeks, reported at Baseline assessment (pre-intervention)]

      Participant self-report on the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (YAACQ; Read, Kahler, Strong, & Colder, 2006), which assesses alcohol-related problems experienced by the participant. Total scores are created by summing all individual items, and range from 0 to 48, with higher values representing more problems experienced (i.e., worse outcomes).

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 24 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Current college students at the sponsor institution at the time of enrollment

    • Between the ages of 18 and 24

    • Consumed at least standard drink of alcohol in the past 2 weeks

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Under age of 18

    • Over age of 24

    • Not a college student

    • Did not drink alcohol in the past 2 weeks

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    No locations specified.

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Abby Braitman
    • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Abby L Braitman, Ph.D., Old Dominion University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Abby Braitman, Research Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03433794
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 12-194
    • F32AA021310
    First Posted:
    Feb 15, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    Dec 1, 2020
    Last Verified:
    Nov 1, 2020
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    Participant Flow

    Recruitment Details
    Pre-assignment Detail Participants read study description and eligibility criteria, and signed up to attend a baseline session. Upon joining the study and completing an informed consent document, they were randomly assigned to arm/group of the study. After completing the online survey, 26 individuals were identified as ineligible and not enrolled.
    Arm/Group Title Control Intervention Only Intervention-plus-Booster
    Arm/Group Description The control group spent 60 minutes on an online education session (Lilly for Better Health) directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Lilly for Better Health: This is an online education session directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. It was not expected to influence alcohol use. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide information such as sex, weight, and state so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The program provides updated BACs based upon choices about what to consume and how quickly to consume it. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. It is a non-linear environment, where participants choose which sections of the website to explore. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Importantly, their email 2 weeks later contained a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys, plus personalized feedback based on participant reported perceived alcohol norms, actual alcohol norms, and reported harm reduction strategies. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. Booster: Content included sex-specific descriptive normative information, as well as reminders of harm reduction strategies.
    Period Title: Baseline
    STARTED 183 173 181
    COMPLETED 183 173 181
    NOT COMPLETED 0 0 0
    Period Title: Baseline
    STARTED 183 173 181
    COMPLETED 117 112 109
    NOT COMPLETED 66 61 72
    Period Title: Baseline
    STARTED 183 173 181
    COMPLETED 98 95 91
    NOT COMPLETED 85 78 90
    Period Title: Baseline
    STARTED 183 173 181
    COMPLETED 94 85 80
    NOT COMPLETED 89 88 101
    Period Title: Baseline
    STARTED 183 173 181
    COMPLETED 69 73 71
    NOT COMPLETED 114 100 110
    Period Title: Baseline
    STARTED 183 173 181
    COMPLETED 65 58 50
    NOT COMPLETED 118 115 131
    Period Title: Baseline
    STARTED 183 173 181
    COMPLETED 49 52 39
    NOT COMPLETED 134 121 142

    Baseline Characteristics

    Arm/Group Title Control Intervention Only Intervention-plus-Booster Total
    Arm/Group Description The control group spent 60 minutes on an online education session (Lilly for Better Health) directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Lilly for Better Health: This is an online education session directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. It was not expected to influence alcohol use. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide information such as sex, weight, and state so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The program provides updated BACs based upon choices about what to consume and how quickly to consume it. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. It is a non-linear environment, where participants choose which sections of the website to explore. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Importantly, their email 2 weeks later contained a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys, plus personalized feedback based on participant reported perceived alcohol norms, actual alcohol norms, and reported harm reduction strategies. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. Booster: Content included sex-specific descriptive normative information, as well as reminders of harm reduction strategies. Total of all reporting groups
    Overall Participants 183 173 181 537
    Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [years]
    19.792
    (1.779)
    19.792
    (1.726)
    19.370
    (1.476)
    19.650
    (1.674)
    Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
    Female
    122
    66.7%
    116
    67.1%
    124
    68.5%
    362
    67.4%
    Male
    61
    33.3%
    57
    32.9%
    57
    31.5%
    175
    32.6%
    Race/Ethnicity, Customized (Count of Participants)
    Caucasian or White
    82
    44.8%
    92
    53.2%
    88
    48.6%
    262
    48.8%
    African-American or Black
    74
    40.4%
    59
    34.1%
    68
    37.6%
    201
    37.4%
    Asian or Pacific Islander
    11
    6%
    8
    4.6%
    6
    3.3%
    25
    4.7%
    Native American
    1
    0.5%
    0
    0%
    3
    1.7%
    4
    0.7%
    Other
    10
    5.5%
    10
    5.8%
    14
    7.7%
    34
    6.3%
    Hispanic
    24
    13.1%
    18
    10.4%
    13
    7.2%
    55
    10.2%
    non-Hispanic
    158
    86.3%
    154
    89%
    167
    92.3%
    479
    89.2%
    Region of Enrollment (participants) [Number]
    United States
    183
    100%
    173
    100%
    181
    100%
    537
    100%

    Outcome Measures

    1. Primary Outcome
    Title Alcohol Consumption
    Description Participant self-reported number of standard drinks consumed by participant over the past 2 weeks
    Time Frame Past 2 weeks, reported at Baseline assessment (pre-intervention)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Control Intervention Only Intervention-plus-Booster
    Arm/Group Description The control group spent 60 minutes on an online education session (Lilly for Better Health) directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Lilly for Better Health: This is an online education session directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. It was not expected to influence alcohol use. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide information such as sex, weight, and state so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The program provides updated BACs based upon choices about what to consume and how quickly to consume it. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. It is a non-linear environment, where participants choose which sections of the website to explore. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Importantly, their email 2 weeks later contained a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys, plus personalized feedback based on participant reported perceived alcohol norms, actual alcohol norms, and reported harm reduction strategies. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. Booster: Content included sex-specific descriptive normative information, as well as reminders of harm reduction strategies.
    Measure Participants 183 173 181
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [drinks]
    16.929
    (14.826)
    17.988
    (16.870)
    18.039
    (16.382)
    2. Secondary Outcome
    Title Alcohol-related Consequences
    Description Participant self-report on the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (YAACQ; Read, Kahler, Strong, & Colder, 2006), which assesses alcohol-related problems experienced by the participant. Total scores are created by summing all individual items, and range from 0 to 48, with higher values representing more problems experienced (i.e., worse outcomes).
    Time Frame Past 2 weeks, reported at Baseline assessment (pre-intervention)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Control Intervention Only Intervention-plus-Booster
    Arm/Group Description The control group spent 60 minutes on an online education session (Lilly for Better Health) directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Lilly for Better Health: This is an online education session directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. It was not expected to influence alcohol use. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide information such as sex, weight, and state so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The program provides updated BACs based upon choices about what to consume and how quickly to consume it. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. It is a non-linear environment, where participants choose which sections of the website to explore. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Importantly, their email 2 weeks later contained a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys, plus personalized feedback based on participant reported perceived alcohol norms, actual alcohol norms, and reported harm reduction strategies. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. Booster: Content included sex-specific descriptive normative information, as well as reminders of harm reduction strategies.
    Measure Participants 183 173 181
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [problems]
    6.656
    (5.566)
    7.156
    (6.066)
    7.011
    (6.367)

    Adverse Events

    Time Frame
    Adverse Event Reporting Description
    Arm/Group Title Control Intervention Only Intervention-plus-Booster
    Arm/Group Description The control group spent 60 minutes on an online education session (Lilly for Better Health) directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Lilly for Better Health: This is an online education session directed at other health behaviors besides alcohol. The site provides practical tips on general well-being such as healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, as well as provides information on managing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. It was not expected to influence alcohol use. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Their email 2 weeks later contained only a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several intervention components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where participants provide information such as sex, weight, and state so that the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The program provides updated BACs based upon choices about what to consume and how quickly to consume it. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. It is a non-linear environment, where participants choose which sections of the website to explore. Participants navigated through Alcohol 101 Plus (TM) for 60 minutes. Importantly, their email 2 weeks later contained a reminder to participate in follow-up surveys, plus personalized feedback based on participant reported perceived alcohol norms, actual alcohol norms, and reported harm reduction strategies. Alcohol 101 Plus (TM): It is a combination of several components, including alcohol education, personalized feedback, attitude-focused strategies, and skills training. It also included a virtual bar, where the program can provide tailored information on blood alcohol content (BAC) as well as state regulations regarding legal limits. The intervention is highly interactive, with text, photos, videos, and narratives for fictional students with decision points where the participant chooses what the fictional student should do. Booster: Content included sex-specific descriptive normative information, as well as reminders of harm reduction strategies.
    All Cause Mortality
    Control Intervention Only Intervention-plus-Booster
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 0/183 (0%) 0/173 (0%) 0/181 (0%)
    Serious Adverse Events
    Control Intervention Only Intervention-plus-Booster
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 0/183 (0%) 0/173 (0%) 0/181 (0%)
    Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
    Control Intervention Only Intervention-plus-Booster
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 0/183 (0%) 0/173 (0%) 0/181 (0%)

    Limitations/Caveats

    [Not Specified]

    More Information

    Certain Agreements

    Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

    There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

    Results Point of Contact

    Name/Title Dr. Abby Braitman
    Organization Old Dominion University
    Phone 757-683-3708
    Email abraitma@odu.edu
    Responsible Party:
    Abby Braitman, Research Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03433794
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 12-194
    • F32AA021310
    First Posted:
    Feb 15, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    Dec 1, 2020
    Last Verified:
    Nov 1, 2020