Workplace Interventions Preventing Risky Use of Alcohol and Sick Leave (WIRUS)

University of Stavanger

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Workplace Interventions; Alcohol Consumption; Presenteeism; Sick Leave

Treatments: Behavioral: Riskbruk; Behavioral: Balance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03466541

AA0000

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of two workplace interventions (the Riskbruk model and Balance) in reducing risky alcohol consumption, sickness absence and presenteeism. The purpose is to assess whether the Riskbruk model should be implemented in the Norwegian workforce in its entirety, whether the less extensive and costly alternative Balance is sufficient, or if neither one of them show effectiveness compared to usual care.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Employees screening positive for at-risk drinking (8+ on the AUDIT)

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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500 participants in 3 patient groups

Riskbruk

Experimental group

Description:

The employees randomised to the Riskbruk group will be offered two consultations a ∼15 min with the OHS. The subjects will receive individual feedback on the screening results. During these sessions, Motivational Interviewing will be used.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Riskbruk

Balance

Experimental group

Description:

The group allocated to the Balance intervention will follow a comprehensive multi-session eHealth intervention with personalised feedback on the screening results.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Balance

Control group/usual care

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive the usual follow-up provided by the OHS for persons with risky alcohol behaviour. In order to provide something that appears as a plausible follow-up to the control participants, they will be given a booklet that covers general information about alcohol and potential risks and harms of drinking. The booklet contains no advise on how to achieve a change in drinking behaviour.