Effect of High School Alcohol Policies on Students' Binge Drinking- a Natural Experiment

October 11, 2018 updated by: University of Southern Denmark
The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of the introduction of new mutual alcohol policies in 30 high schools in 2017 on students binge drinking.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In August 2017, 13 high schools in Zealand and all of Funen's 11 high schools and 6 high schools in Ringkøbing introduced new mutual alcohol policy for alcohol on study trips, parties, cafes and other social events.

The background for the introduction of the alcohol policies was the aim of reducing alcohol intake among students and that alcohol should have a less dominant role. By setting the same framework, the alcohol policies aims at promoting community, responsibility and respect.

The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of the introduction of new mutual alcohol policies on students binge drinking.

The analysis is a natural experiment that compare binge drinking among students at schools after the introduction of the policy with binge drinking among students a schools that did not introduce the policy.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

5000

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 25 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population consist of high school students participating in the Danish National Youth Study 2014 and the Danish National High School Study 2019

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • High school student

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
alcohol policy group
High schools that introduced the policy
Other: Alcohol policy
Introduction of new mutual alcohol policy
control group
High schools that did not introduce the policy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Binge drinking 4 or more times within the last month
Time Frame: january 2019
Reduction in the number of students that drink 5 or more drinks on the same occasion 4 or more times within the last month
january 2019

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Southern Denmark

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Veronica Pisinger, Southern Denmark University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 30, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 10, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 11, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 11, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 15/4155

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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