Alcohol Early Intervention for Freshmen
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Alcohol Abuse
In brief
Alcohol abuse among college students is a significant and long-standing public health issue. The transition into college is marked by substantial increases in alcohol abuse and problems, suggesting the importance of interventions that take place prior to and immediately following matriculation. To date, early interventions with this population have yielded modest results with very little evidence identifying either the factors that are responsible for observed effects or specific individual or situational factors that qualify intervention efficacy. There is preliminary evidence for the efficacy of individualized feedback (IF) in reducing college student alcohol abuse. Additionally, a sizeable body of research with early adolescents and emerging work with college students point to the utility of parent-based interventions (PBI). The major aim of this research is to provide the first test of the unique and combined efficacy of these two successful interventions in reducing alcohol abuse among matriculating college students.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00852033
- Run by
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- People needed
- 1014
- Starts
- 2004-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2009-02-26
Who can join
Age: 17 and older, up to 20. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- All incoming students who paid their university attendance deposit by May 1st of the recruitment years were eligible for participation.
You may not qualify if…
- transfer students,
- married,
- not living with a parent/guardian,
- returning students older than 20 years
- reached the alcohol use cut-off criteria (40 or more drinks per week and two symptoms of alcohol dependence)
Where it is running
- University of Rhode Island, Department of Psychology — Kingston, Rhode Island, United States
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