Evaluating Telehealth Delivery of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students

Part of paid clinical trials in Houston, Texas.

Sponsor
University of Southern California
Study ID
NCT06774300
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Alcohol Consumption

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 26 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • BASICS — BEHAVIORAL
    The intervention is the BASICS protocol outlined in the BASICS manual. It includes an online self-administered assessment and then delivery of a feedback session either in-person or over Zoom.
  • Online alcohol programming — BEHAVIORAL
    This is a control intervention that is used as the first-line sanction for students at the two universities. It is an online program, informed by BASICS content, but contains no facilitator and is self-directed.

Study Details

This research study will test the efficacy of a telehealth version of the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), which is the gold standard prevention and intervention approach to target heavy alcohol use on college campuses across the United States.

Key Dates

First listed
Jan 14, 2025
Start date
Sep 1, 2025
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2029
Completion
Jul 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
600 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: In-person BASICS
    This intervention conditions consist of a feedback interview with a trained facilitator. The feedback interview is a one-hour intervention based on the information provided during the baseline assessment. The content and process of the interview will be similar to methods developed and tested by Marlatt and colleagues and described in detail in the BASICS manual. Trained facilitators will meet individually with the students in-person and provide concrete personalized feedback regarding the following BASICS content: drinking patterns, drinking norms, risks, beliefs about alcohol and its effects, and protective behavioral strategies
  • Experimental: Tele-BASICS
    This intervention conditions consist of a feedback interview with a trained facilitator just like in the in-person BASICS condition. However, the feedback interview will be conducted over Zoom. Trained facilitators will meet individually with the students using video conferencing software and provide concrete personalized feedback regarding the following BASICS content: drinking patterns, drinking norms, risks, beliefs about alcohol and its effects, and protective behavioral strategies
  • Active Comparator: Treatment as usual
    The control group for this study will receive the universities' online program that is typically given to students as a first line sanction. The program is informed by BASICS, but includes no facilitator, either in-person or online. It is primarily text-based with some graphics. It contains alcohol information (physiological reactions at specific blood alcohol levels, safe drinking tips, signs of alcohol poisoning), descriptions of alcohol laws and policies (on campus, minor in possession laws), campus and national resources (e.g., contact information for crisis hotlines and student counseling center), and personalized feedback (e.g., number of calories consumed via alcoholic drinks, money spent on alcohol).

Primary Outcome Measure

Alcohol use [ Time Frame: Assessed over the course of 12 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of HoustonHoustonTexas77204
Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D.
[email protected]
713-743-2255

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