Group Alcohol Interventions for College Men

Ohio University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sexual Behavior; Alcohol Drinking

Treatments: Behavioral: Integrated BASICS; Behavioral: BASICS; Behavioral: Integrated Bystander; Behavioral: Relaxation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT02983864

16-F-33

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the proposed project is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing sexual assault perpetration and related outcomes (i.e., bystander behavior; rape myth acceptance) for men who receive a group alcohol intervention only to men who receive a group integrated alcohol and sexual assault intervention.

Full description

Although research suggests that sexual assault interventions based on Bystander and Social Norms theory help to reduce sexual assault among college men, these programs do not completely eliminate sexual assault and their effects tend to fade over time. Unfortunately, there is minimal research on whether (1) decreasing alcohol use concurrently decreases sexual assault perpetration among college men and (2) whether alcohol interventions can be incorporated into existing sexual assault programs for college men (i.e., Bystander/Social Norms programs). Therefore, the objective of the proposed project is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing sexual assault perpetration and related outcomes (i.e., bystander behavior; rape myth acceptance) for men who receive a group alcohol intervention only to men who receive a group integrated alcohol and sexual assault intervention. Specifically, the alcohol only intervention will consist of the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), an empirically-supported intervention for college student drinking. The integrated alcohol and sexual assault intervention, which we have termed Ohio University's Combined Alcohol and Normative Intervention program (OU CAN), will be modeled after BASICS and empirically-supported Bystander and Social Norms interventions for sexual assault. The current study will recruit 100 college men who are sanctioned by their university to receive an alcohol intervention for violating a campus alcohol policy: by definition an indicated and at-risk population for sexual assault perpetration. Men will be followed for 6 months to determine the effects of the intervention on sexual assault perpetration and other primary outcomes (e.g., bystander behavior).

Enrollment: 93 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be 18 or older; must be an Ohio University student; must be male; must be sanctioned to receive an alcohol intervention by Ohio University

Exclusion criteria

• Under the age of 18

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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93 participants in 2 patient groups

Alcohol and Relaxation

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm will receive a brief (2-hour) alcohol intervention based on motivational interviewing termed BASICS and a brief (1.5 hour) relaxation intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: BASICS

Behavioral: Relaxation

Alcohol and Relationships

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm will receive a brief (4-hour), two session, integrated alcohol and relationship intervention based on motivational interviewing designed to increase healthy alcohol use and sexual behavior. The interventions are based on an integrated BASICS and integrated Bystander protocols

Treatment:

Behavioral: Integrated Bystander

Behavioral: Integrated BASICS