First Years Away From Home: Letting Go and Staying Connected

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Conditions studied: Substance Abuse, Risk Reduction, RIsky Sexual Behavior

In brief

Alcohol abuse is the leading cause of death and serious injury among college students, and students also experience significant harms from other types of substance misuse and risk behaviors. The proposed project is a randomized controlled trials that will test the protective effects of Letting Go and Staying Connected, a handbook for parents of students who are transitioning for the first time from home to college, the time when students are at greatest risk. The handbook encourages parent skill development and good management of their student's new independence, providing a clear framework to guide them in parenting at this stage. Targeted outcomes include reduction of substance use and risk behaviors. The primary hypothesis is that students who are in one of the two handbook conditions with their parents will report lower substance use and risk behaviors in the two years after college entry.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03227809

Run by

Washington State University

People needed

910

Starts

2017-04-01

Expected to finish

2021-09-14

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-19

Who can join

Age: 17 and older, up to 22. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Students at least 17 and under 22 years of age who are attending college for first time

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking students/parents
• Students whose primary residence is outside the U.S.
• Students who will be living at home rather than at school

Where it is running

• Washington State University — Pullman, Washington, United States

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