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NCT05712382 | NOT YET RECRUITING | Alcohol Drinking in College

Promoting Maintenance of Change Following Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use
Sponsor:

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Brief Summary:

All students who enroll in the study will receive an efficacious counselor-delivered brief motivational intervention. The intervention is based in principles of motivational interviewing. Students complete a baseline assessment on their alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. During the hour-long session, the counselor uses information from the baseline assessment to compare the student's level of alcohol consumption to that of peers at the same university, discuss choices that may lead to experiencing negative consequences, and provide opportunities for the student to set goals for risk reduction. This study will develop and pilot a maintenance enhancement intervention. The intervention is expected to consist of four components, for example: (1) Student participants may learn to use techniques based in mindfulness to cope with negative emotions. (2) Student participants may identify barriers to reducing their alcohol use and identify protective strategies for navigating those barriers. (3) Student participants may be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students may also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. (4) Parents may also receive a handbook encouraging communication with their student about alcohol use.

Condition or disease

Alcohol Drinking in College

Intervention/treatment

Parent handbook

Coping with negative emotions

Problem-solving risky situations

Recovering from slips

Phase

NA

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 160 participants
Masking : NONE
Primary Purpose : PREVENTION
Official Title : Promoting Maintenance of Change Following Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use
Actual Study Start Date : 2025-09
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2026-05
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2026-05

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • Student participants must meet the following eligibility criteria
    • * Currently enrolled student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • * First time violator of the university alcohol policy
    • * Mandated to complete the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) intervention
    • * Minimum age 18
    • Parent participants must meet the following eligibility criteria
      • • The parent or guardian of students who meet all of the student participant criteria
      Exclusion Criteria
      • • None.
Promoting Maintenance of Change Following Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use

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