Barbershop Talk: Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption Among Black Men

Socially disadvantaged Black men are at increased risk for unhealthy drinking habits that may, in turn, increase preventable chronic disease. This project seeks to test the effectiveness of a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) intervention for use within barbershop settings to reduce average drinking days and the number of unhealthy drinking days. Data from this study will further our understanding of how to reduce the risk of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality among Black men. Data will also improve our understanding of strategies that can improve the implementation of evidence-based care models in non-clinical settings; thus, extending the reach of evidence-based care to communities with the highest need.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Drinking Behavior; Drinking Excessive; Drinking
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: SBIRT

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 600
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Camille Hart, MPH; Phone Number: 5015266076; Email: chart@uams.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Tiffany F Haynes, PhD; Phone Number: (501) 526-6613; Email: TFHaynes@uams.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arkansas
    • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
      • Recruiting
      • UAMS
      • Contact: Camille Hart; Phone Number: 501-526-6076; Email: chart@uams.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• self-identify as Black
• aged 18 or older
• low income as defined by any indicator (e.g., Medicaid; Earned Income Tax Credit; Children's Health Insurance Plan; subsidized housing; child care subsidies; food stamps; low-income energy assistance; free/reduced lunch program; supplemental nutrition program; Head Start program).

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: SBIRT; Each intervention barbershop, will hold screening days, where a trained community health worker will be onsite to provide Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT).	Behavioral: SBIRT; Low risk individuals will receive an educational pamphlet about alcohol use and the impact on health. Moderate Risk individuals will receive a brief alcohol intervention. High risk individuals will receive the brief alcohol intervention and be referred to specialty treatment.
Other: Usual-care; Six months after completion of Time 1, barbershops in the usual-care arm will receive the intervention.	Behavioral: SBIRT; Low risk individuals will receive an educational pamphlet about alcohol use and the impact on health. Moderate Risk individuals will receive a brief alcohol intervention. High risk individuals will receive the brief alcohol intervention and be referred to specialty treatment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Alcohol Use - total number of drinking days	At-risk drinking behavior measured as: number of drinking days	Baseline
Alcohol Use - total number of drinking days	At-risk drinking behavior measured as: number of drinking days	3 months
Alcohol Use - total number of drinking days	At-risk drinking behavior measured as: number of drinking days	6 months
Alcohol Use - number of unhealthy drinking days	At-risk drinking behavior measured as: number of unhealthy drinking days	Baseline
Alcohol Use - number of unhealthy drinking days	At-risk drinking behavior measured as: number of unhealthy drinking days	3 months
Alcohol Use - total number of unhealthy drinking days	At-risk drinking behavior measured as: number of unhealthy drinking days	6 months
Mental Health - depression	The PHQ-9 is the depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire (a diagnostic instrument for common mental disorders), which scores each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). The PHQ9 will be used for this outcome.	Baseline
Mental Health - depression	The PHQ-9 is the depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire (a diagnostic instrument for common mental disorders), which scores each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). The PHQ9 will be used for this outcome.	3 months
Mental Health - depression	The PHQ-9 is the depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire (a diagnostic instrument for common mental disorders), which scores each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). The PHQ9 will be used for this outcome.	6 months
Mental Health - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL5)	Baseline
Mental Health - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL5)	3 months
Mental Health - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL5)	6 months
Social Support	Family, friend, and partner support (number of people in support network)	Baseline
Social Support	Family, friend, and partner support (number of people in support network)	3 months
Social Support	Family, friend, and partner support (number of people in support network)	6 months
Healthcare Utilization	Number of subjects who have utilized healthcare services	Baseline
Healthcare Utilization	Number of subjects who have utilized healthcare services	3 months
Healthcare Utilization	Number of subjects who have utilized healthcare services	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Arkansas
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tiffany F Haynes, PhD, University of Arkansas

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 26, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 17, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 1, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): November 8, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 7, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 1, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Alcohol Drinking; Drinking Behavior
• Other Study ID Numbers: 273439

Drug and device information, study documents

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