Ultra-brief Intervention for Problem Drinkers
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Problem Drinking, Alcoholism
In brief
The major objective of this proposal is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of an ultra-brief, personalized feedback intervention (a pamphlet) for problem drinkers. Subjects will be recruited via a telephone survey which will collect baseline data. The households of half of the subjects will receive the pamphlet as unaddressed ad mail shortly thereafter. Follow-up interviews will be conducted, by telephone, three and six months after the mailing of the pamphlets. Hypothesis 1: Respondents from households who receive the pamphlet will display significantly improved drinking outcomes at the three-month and six-month follow-ups as compared to respondents from households in the no intervention control condition. Hypothesis 2: More calls will be received on a help-line listed on the pamphlet (and advertised elsewhere) from residents of households who receive the pamphlet as compared to residents from households who do not receive the pamphlet. Hypotheses 3 - 6 deal with mediator and moderator hypotheses, exploring the role of perceived risk, perceived drinking norms, and drinking for social reasons.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00688584
- Run by
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- People needed
- 1767
- Starts
- 2008-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-04-09
Who can join
Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 19 years or more
- Audit score of 8 or more (the AUDIT is a validated screener, developed by WHO, to identify problem drinkers in the community and health-care settings)
Where it is running
- Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States
- University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States
- University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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