None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI) has delivered the Prevent Alcohol & Risk-related Trauma in Youth program or P.A.R.T.Y. at The Alfred in Melbourne since 2009. P.A.R.T.Y. is a trauma prevention and health promotion initiative that seeks to build resilience in participants through the lived experience of a major trauma service, aiming to effect a change in the perception that traumatic injury will not happen to them. Through presentations from health professionals, encounters with trauma patients, tours through the critical care areas of the hospital, and hands on rehabilitation activities, P.A.R.T.Y. participants get to experience what trauma really feels like first hand. The NTRI’s P.A.R.T.Y. Defence program for trainees has been operating at The Alfred since 2011. A retrospective pilot evaluation is underway suggesting a benefit in those “at-risk” trainees who attended the in-hospital P.A.R.T.Y program. Repeat alcohol-related incidents in the program group are low. However, in the absence of verified, published data on the numbers of alcohol-related incidents in at-risk trainees, a more robust research project that uses a validated screening tool and control groups is needed. This proposed research program involves a randomized controlled trial; focused on new trainees. All participate trainees will complete the validated, World Health Organization’s Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), which is a screening tool for alcohol-related behavior already used by the RAN in those deemed “at risk”. Participants will be randomly allocated to attend P.A.R.T.Y. Defence (either at the hospital or on-base at CERBERUS) or to not participate in P.A.R.T.Y. at all. All participants will be followed up at 12 months to repeat the AUDIT and other measures in order to measure the effectiveness of P.A.R.T.Y. in reducing alcohol-related harms.
Interventions
P.A.R.T.Y. is an injury awareness and prevention program. Originally established in Canada in 1986, P.A.R.T.Y. now operates at over 100 sites around the world. At the Alfred Hospital the National Trauma Research Institute operates the P.A.R.T.Y. in hospital intervention and has developed a number of related programs including P.A.R.T.Y. Defence and P.A.R.T.Y. On Base.
P.A.R.T.Y. in-hospital is a full day, injury awareness and prevention program. ` It aims to provide participants with informa
P.A.R.T.Y. is an injury awareness and prevention program. Originally established in Canada in 1986, P.A.R.T.Y. now operates at over 100 sites around the world. At the Alfred Hospital the National Trauma Research Institute operates the P.A.R.T.Y. in hospital intervention and has developed a number of related programs including P.A.R.T.Y. Defence and P.A.R.T.Y. On Base. P.A.R.T.Y. in-hospital is a full day, injury awareness and prevention program. ` It aims to provide participants with information about trauma that will enable them to recognise potential injury-producing situations, make prevention-oriented choices, and adopt behaviors that minimise unnecessary risk. The program is designed to engage young people through interaction with emergency services personnel, health professionals, and patients who have experienced trauma and survived - often with significant disabilities. Holding the program within a hospital environment enhances the experience for the participants, and leaves a significant and lasting impression of the consequences of preventable trauma and risk taking behaviors. The P.A.R.T.Y. On Base program is an intervention held on base for Australian Defence Force trainees. P.A.R.T.Y. Defence on-base is a four hour program which aims to provide participants with information about trauma that will enable them to recognise potential injury-producing situations, make prevention-oriented choices, and adopt behaviours that minimise unnecessary risk. The program is designed to engage young people through interaction with emergency services personnel, health professionals, and patients who have experienced trauma and survived - often with significant disabilities. Engagement with health professionals and trauma survivors and their families enhances the experience for the participants, and leaves a significant and lasting impression of the consequences of preventable trauma and risk taking behaviours. This is a two arm study comparing an educational intervention. Arm 1: P.A.R.T.Y. Defence In-Hospital (intervention for naval trainees) Arm 2: P.A.R.T.Y. Defence On-Base (Intervention held at HMAS Cerberus for Naval trainees)
Sponsors
Monash University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Trainees in the Royal Australian Navy Age 18-25 Able to attend either the on base of in hospital program
Exclusion criteria
Age <18 or >25 Currently under disciplinary action that would result in discharge from the RAN in the next 12 months
Outcome results
None listed