CHIPs or College Health Intervention Projects - Full Text View

Purpose

The goal of the study is to test the efficacy of brief clinician advice in reducing the frequency of high-risk drinking and alcohol-related harm in a population of college students seeking care at five university health care clinics. High-risk drinking is defined as 1) 8 or more episodes of heavy drinking (5 or more drinks in a row) in the past 28 days for male and female students, and/or 2) 50 drinks for male and 40 drinks for female students in the past 28 days, and/or 3) 15 drinks for male and 12 drinks for female students in the past 7 days, and/or 4) One or more episode(s) of heavy drinking which includes 15 or more drinks in a row.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Alcohol Abuse	Behavioral: counseling Other: Brief Intervention	Phase III

Drug Information available for:

Ethanol

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Other, Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title:	"Primary Care Alcohol Intervention in College Students"

Further study details as provided by University of Wisconsin, Madison:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Reduction in binge/high-risk drinking in college-aged students. [ Time Frame: 6-months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

c) fr. of accidents, d) fr. of campus vandalism and interaction police; e) academic perf; f) fr. of unwanted sex; g) fr. of high-risk sex; h) fr. of physical altercations i) ER visits and hospital days; and j) cost vs. benefit of the intervention. [ Time Frame: 6-months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	1000
Study Start Date:	May 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

Physicians discussed high-risk/binge drinking with college-aged individuals in a health care setting.

Physicians discussed effects of high-risk/binge drinking with college-aged individuals in a health care setting.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

subjects who screen positive for high risk drinking on the Health Screening Survey (HSS) and Baseline interview

Exclusion Criteria:

Students who will be leaving campus due to graduation or for an extended absence prior to the first face to face intervention Female students who are pregnant at the time of randomization Students who are currently suicidal at the time of the baseline interview Students under 18 years of age Students who drink more than 200 drinks in 28 days (referred for treatment).

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00244049

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Wisconsin, Madison

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Michael Fleming, MD	University of Wisconsin, Madison

More Information

Responsible Party:	Department of Family Medicine ( Dr. Michael Fleming, MD )
Study ID Numbers:	1 R01 AA014685-01, 1 R01 AA014685-01
First Received:	October 21, 2005
Last Updated:	May 20, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00244049
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Mental Disorders

Alcoholism

Substance-Related Disorders

Disorders of Environmental Origin

Alcohol-Related Disorders

Ethanol

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 04, 2008

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Wisconsin, Madison National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Information provided by:	University of Wisconsin, Madison
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00244049