A Multi-Component Alcohol and Sex Risk Intervention for College Students (SPLASH)

Lehigh University

Status: Completed

Conditions: College Drinking

Treatments: Behavioral: Control Condition; Behavioral: SPLASH Intervention Condition

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05180539

Interventional (Other Identifier)

5R34AA026032 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hazardous alcohol use, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual violence are interrelated and highly prevalent public health concerns in college student populations. The current study seeks to develop a tri-pronged sex-positive intervention that addresses risky alcohol use, unsafe sex, and sexual violence for college men and women (ages 18-24). The study involves a small randomized pilot trial to demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of the recruitment methods and research design. Preliminary evidence of intervention efficacy will also be evaluated.

Enrollment: 274 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be student at the site university

Exclusion criteria

• Students who have participated in relevant site specific studies will be excluded

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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274 participants in 2 patient groups

SPLASH Intervention Condition

Experimental group

Description:

Two in-person group sessions addressing alcohol harm reduction and intervening to reduce sexual violence in drinking contexts

Treatment:

Behavioral: SPLASH Intervention Condition

Diet and Physical Activity Condition

Other group

Description:

Two in-person group sessions addressing increasing healthy eating and physical activity

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control Condition