Preventing Alcohol Use Disorders and Alcohol-Related Harms in Pacific Islander Young Adults

University of California (UC), Riverside

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Alcohol; Harmful Use; Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: SPEAR (Strategies for Pacific Empowerment and Alcohol Reduction)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06337721

R01AA030786

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will: (1) refine and finalize the SPEAR intervention manual for preventing alcohol use disorders (AUD) and associated harms for Pacific Islander young adults; and (2) test SPEAR for efficacy by conducting a pretest-posttest randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Full description

Pacific Islander young adults bear elevated risk for alcohol use disorders (AUD) and alcohol-related harms, yet lack effective interventions to reduce their risk. Grounded in the social development model, this study will: (1) refine and finalize the SPEAR intervention manual for preventing alcohol use disorders (AUD) and associated harms for Pacific Islander young adults from existing evidence-based AUD prevention strategies; then (2) test SPEAR for efficacy by conducting a pretest-posttest randomized controlled trial (RCT) with at-risk Pacific Islander young adults across multiple Pacific Islander communities in the US.

Enrollment: 240 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Of full or part self-reported Pacific Islander heritage;
2. Fluent (oral and reading) in English
3. For young adult participants: 18 - 30 years of age
4. Current drinking (1+ drink in past 30 days)
5. High AUD risk (AUDIT-C score # 4 for men, # 3 for women)
6. Not currently in alcohol treatment (medication, therapeutic).

Exclusion criteria

1. Do not meet inclusion criteria
2. Are unwilling to participate
3. Fail to provide or retracts consent
4. Reside outside the target Pacific Islander communities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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240 participants in 2 patient groups

SPEAR

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will consist of the SPEAR (Strategies for Pacific Empowerment and Alcohol Reduction) behavioral group intervention to reduce AUDs and alcohol-related harms in Pacific Islander young adults.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SPEAR (Strategies for Pacific Empowerment and Alcohol Reduction)

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This control group arm will be compared to the SPEAR intervention.