Behavioral Economic and Wellness-based Approaches for Reducing Alcohol Use and Consequences Among… (NCT04776278) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Behavioral Economic and Wellness-based Approaches for Reducing Alcohol Use and Consequences Among Emerging Adults
United States525 participantsStarted 2022-01-17
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention approach for non-student emerging adults that attempts to reduce alcohol use by decreasing stress and increasing engagement in positive and goal-directed activities that provide meaningful alternatives to alcohol use.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 29 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* 18 to 29 years old
* Not a current student or graduate of a 4-year college with no plans to enroll in a 4-year college in the upcoming semester
* Stable domicile and contact information
* Fluent English speaker
* Adequate literacy (\>9th grade reading ability)
* Two or more heavy episodic drinking episodes in the past month (\>5/4 standard drinks for males/ females) or exceeding NIAAA guidelines for high risk drinking (\>14/7 drinks per week for men/women).
Exclusion Criteria:
* Current/past psychosis
* Current self-initiated AUD/SUD treatment
* Weekly or greater nonmedical use of prescription drugs or illegal drugs except cannabis
* Risk for alcohol withdrawal as evidenced by either 1) a recent history of alcohol withdrawal symptoms (tremors, anxiety, hallucinations, and seizures that occur after stopping drinking) or 2) very heavy weekly drinking reports on the alcohol screener (\> 40 standard drinks in a typical week in the past month, a value that is \> 2 standard deviations above the average drinks per week level observed in our previous brief alcohol intervention studies).
What they're measuring
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Change from Baseline Alcohol Consumption and Drug Use at 1-month
Timeframe: Enrollment, 1-month post intervention
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Change from Baseline Alcohol Consumption and Drug Use at 3-months
Timeframe: Enrollment, 3-months post intervention
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Change from Baseline Alcohol Consumption and Drug Use at 6-months
Timeframe: Enrollment, 6-months post-intervention
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Change from Baseline Alcohol Consumption and Drug Use at 12-months
Timeframe: Enrollment, 12-months post intervention
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Change from Baseline Alcohol-related Consequences at 1-month
Timeframe: Enrollment, 1-month
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Change from Baseline Alcohol-related Consequences at 3-months
Timeframe: Enrollment, 3-months
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Change from Baseline Alcohol-related Consequences at 6-months
Timeframe: Enrollment, 6-months
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Change from Baseline Alcohol-related Consequences at 12-months