Brief Alcohol Screening for Community College Students (BASICCS)

The present study focuses on examining the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an adapted alcohol intervention for high-risk college students attending community colleges. Investigators adapted BASICS (an efficacious in-person intervention developed for high-risk drinkers attending 4-year colleges and universities) to a web-conferencing format that allows the facilitator and participant to see and discuss live web-based personalized feedback. SMS text messages with protective behavioral strategies were also provided. The objective of the R34 was to establish feasibility and acceptability as well as to determine preliminary or likely effect sizes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Alcohol; Use, Problem
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: BASICCS

Detailed Description

Young adulthood (ages 18-29) is associated with increased risk for alcohol-related negative consequences; however, little is known about effective interventions for young adults attending community colleges (CCs). Thus, it is critical to develop an intervention that meets the various needs and demanding lifestyles of CC students. The investigators proposed to develop a user-friendly and convenient intervention that addresses relevant social norms, the impact of high-risk alcohol use on health and well-being in relevant life domains beyond student life and academic achievement, and provides ongoing exposure to behavior change strategies. To address the notable differences between CC students and traditional 4-year students, the investigators adapted BASICS to a web-conferencing format that allows the facilitator and participant to see and discuss live web-based personalized feedback (FB). This intervention for CC students, BASICCS, will focus on relevant normative feedback and alcohol's impact on multiple roles and personal goals of the CC student. Providing tips and protective behavioral strategies (PBS) after BASICS interventions via handouts or mailed postcards is standard practice and with preliminary evidence supporting the use of mobile phone text messaging (TM) or short message service (SMS) to reduce heavy-episodic drinking; thus, in this study SMS text messages were used to deliver ongoing protective behavioral strategies (PBS) the month after participating in the BASICCS session. The objective of this research was to establish feasibility and acceptability as well as to determine preliminary or likely effect sizes. CC student drinkers were recruited to participate and if eligible, they were randomized to one of two conditions (BASICCS or assessment-only control) and completed 1- and 3-month follow-ups.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 142
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Washington
    • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
      • University of Washington

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 29 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• being 18-29 years old; enrolled full- or part-time at one of the three community colleges where data collection took place; consuming 4+/5+ drinks for women/men on one occasion in the past month or exceeding weekly NIAAA drinking recommendations (8+/15+ for women/men); and possessing a cell phone with text-messaging capability

Exclusion Criteria:

• not meeting inclusion criteria, not consenting to participate

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: BASICCS; Participants randomized to the BASICCS condition received a personalized feedback intervention conducted through a web-conferencing platform. They also received up to 24 text messages with protective behavioral strategies for drinking during the following month.	Behavioral: BASICCS; Participants randomized to the BASICCS condition received a personalized feedback intervention conducted through a web-conferencing platform. The personalized feedback intervention included tailored feedback on drinking quantity and frequency of alcohol, BAC, alcohol-related consequences, normative perceptions of peer drinking, alcohol outcome expectancies, family history of risk, and financial costs of alcohol. They also received up to 24 text messages with protective behavioral strategies for drinking during the following month.
No Intervention: Control; Participants randomized to the control group did not receive any intervention. They were an assessment-only control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Daily Drinking Questionnaire	Number of standard drinks consumed each day of typical week past month	1-month
Daily Drinking Questionnaire	Number of standard drinks consumed each day of typical week past month	3-month
Frequency of Binge Drinking	Number of times in past month engaged in heavy episodic drinking (4+ drinks for women, 5+ drinks for men)	1-month
Frequency of Binge Drinking	Number of times in past month engaged in heavy episodic drinking (4+ drinks for women, 5+ drinks for men)	3-month
Estimated Blood Alcohol Concentration (eBAC)	estimated peak blood alcohol concentration	1-month
Estimated Blood Alcohol Concentration (eBAC)	estimated peak blood alcohol concentration	3-month
Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire	Number of alcohol-related consequences endorsed	1-month
Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire	Number of alcohol-related consequences endorsed	3-month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Washington
• Collaborators: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Christine M Lee, PhD, University of Washington

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 20, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 26, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): June 26, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 8, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): August 9, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 9, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 8, 2019
• Last Verified: August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Drinking Behavior; Alcohol Drinking
• Other Study ID Numbers: 50262; R34AA023047 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: We plan to share limited datasets for the purposes of data analysis and dissemination.
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: Data dictionaries and limited datasets can be made available starting in September 2020.
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Individual requests to access data with intended purpose should be made to Dr. Lee and will be reviewed by the investigative team.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL; SAP; ICF

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No