N/A
N=167
Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions
Binge Drinking
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01546025 ↗Enrolled (actual)
167
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Timeline Follow Back Assessing Number of Standard Drinks — 8.93; 5.56 standard drinks/week
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Brief Motivational Counseling (Behavioral); Relaxation training (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 17+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Brown University
- Primary completion
- Oct 2011
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Timeline Follow Back Assessing Number of Standard Drinks |
8.93; 5.56 | — |
| SECONDARY Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire |
6.43; 5.47; 6.01; 4.85 | — |
| SECONDARY Help Seeking |
10; 9; 6; 8 | — |
| SECONDARY Drinking Reduction Strategies |
94.6; 99.6; 89.9; 98.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Employment Outcomes |
0.16; 0.13; 0.14; 0.12 | — |
| SECONDARY Satisfaction With Life |
4.80; 4.72; 4.96; 4.95 | — |
| SECONDARY Adolescent Reinforcement Survey Schedule (ARSS) |
33.7; 32.7; 29.4; 30.0 | — |
Summary
This is a 2-year research project to test the efficacy of brief motivational intervention for reducing heavy alcohol use in young adults transitioning out of high school. Participation occurs within 3 months prior to graduation or within 1 year following graduation or dropout from high school. Heavy drinkers ages 17-20 will be randomly assigned to receive one session of BMI or one session of relaxation training. All participants complete identical assessments at baseline and immediately post-intervention (during session 1). Participants also complete in-person 6-week and 3-month follow up assessments to evaluate intervention effects. Study aims involve: a) testing the comparative efficacy of BMI; b) identifying moderators (person-level predictors) of intervention response; and c) identifying mediators (mechanisms) of intervention effects, that is, how BMI exerts its effect on outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- high school students anticipating graduation within 3 months, drop outs or graduates
- males must report at least one day drinking 5 or more standard drinks in past month
- females must report at least one day drinking 4 or more standard drinks in past month
Exclusion Criteria
- plans to enroll at traditional 4-year college within 12 months
- plans to enter military within next 12 months
- plans to move more than 1 hour from current location in within 12 months
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01546025). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.