Longitudinal Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies

University of Central Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Treatments: Behavioral: Deviance Regulation Theory

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04699955

SBE-17-13260

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study tested a deviance regulation theory intervention in a sample of university freshman. The aims were to (a) increase use of protective behavioral strategies, (b) decrease alcohol use, and (c) decrease alcohol-related consequences.

Full description

College student freshmen were invited to participate in a study on the use of alcohol protective behavioral strategies. They were randomly assigned to receive a positive message about individuals that used protective strategies, a negative message about individuals that did not use protective strategies, or an assessment control. They were then followed for the next 12 months. Assessments were completed at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 26, and 52.

Enrollment: 157 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 21 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• College freshman at UCF
• Endorse alcohol consumption in the past two weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Severe mental illness
• Under 18 years of age
• Over 21 years of age
• Unable to speak English fluently

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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157 participants in 3 patient groups

Assessment only Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants received no intervention content. They provided assessments of past week protective strategy use, alcohol use, and alcohol problems. All assessments were delivered via an online survey.

Positive Message Condition

Experimental group

Description:

Participants received information on the positive aspects of individuals that used protective strategies and were encouraged to report why these individuals were viewed so much more positively. They provided assessments of past week protective strategy use, alcohol use, and alcohol problems. All assessments and messaging was delivered via an online survey.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Deviance Regulation Theory

Negative Message Condition

Experimental group

Description:

Participants received information on the negative aspects of individuals that did not used protective strategies and were encouraged to report why these individuals were viewed so much more negatively. They provided assessments of past week protective strategy use, alcohol use, and alcohol problems. All assessments and messaging was delivered via an online survey.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Deviance Regulation Theory