Preventing Alcohol Misuse and Consequences in Vulnerable Women
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Alcohol Drinking
In brief
Heavy alcohol use is a pressing public health issue that results in more negative consequences for young adult women, despite them drinking at lower rates than their male peers. However, particular groups of women, such as women who identify as lesbian and bisexual (i.e., sexual minority women), evidence markedly higher rates of alcohol misuse as well as negative consequences from this use. Sexual minority women are more likely to use alcohol, do so at problematic levels, and to meet criteria for alcohol use disorders than heterosexual women and sexual minority men. Despite these disparities, as well as evidence that sexual minority women have unique mechanisms of risk (e.g., minority stress, social context), there are currently no interventions designed to reduce alcohol misuse among sexual minority women. This study represents the first attempt to design an in-person intervention specifically tailored to sexual minority women, which will be accomplished through an Intervention Mapping framework to identify behavioral determinants of their use (e.g., minority stress and distress; social context) and then map effective behavior change strategies onto these determinants.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05010187
- Run by
- The Miriam Hospital
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2023-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2024-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-08-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Female;
- English speaking;
- Currently reporting heavy drinking;
- Identifies as a sexual minority woman.
You may not qualify if…
- Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent;
- Low literacy (i.e., reporting they "often" or "always" need someone to read instructions, pamphlets, or other written material from a doctor or pharmacy to them)
- Women who report intention to move away during study period.
- Active suicidality.
Where it is running
- The Miriam Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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