A brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting

Conditions

Alcohol use disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Alcohol addiction

Emma L. Giles, Simon Coulton, Paolo Deluca, Colin Drummond, Denise Howel et al. (24 authors)

BMJ Open2016-12-0110 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012474

A pilot feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14–15 years in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH)

Dorothy Newbury‐Birch, Stephanie Scott, Amy O’Donnell, Simon Coulton, Denise Howel et al. (17 authors)

Public Health Research2014-11-0112 citations

10.3310/phr02060

Brief intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

O'Neil S, Coulton S, Deluca P, Deverill M, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Graybill E, Harle C, Howel D, Kaner E, McArdle P, McColl E, McGovern R, Speed C, Stamp E, Tate L, Newbury-Birch D.

2012-09-136 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-13-166

Interventions

Level One Intervention: In addition to Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE) the young people in year 10 (aged 14 to 15) who screen positively for alcohol misuse using the alcohol screening ques

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pupils aged 14-15 years inclusive, scoring positive on the Single Alcohol Questionnaire (SAQ) 2. Willing and able to provide informed consent for intervention and follow up

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Parental refusal 2. Those already seeking help for an alcohol use disorder (AUD)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. To assess the acceptability of the proposed methods used in this study to be used in a definitive trial to assess total alcohol consumed in a 28 day period of the study population. This is ascertained using the 28 day timeline follow back questionnaire. Three other variables can be derived from the data: 1.1. Percent days abstinent 1.2. Drinks per drinking day 1.3. Total alcohol consumed The time line follow back interview will be conducted by a trained individual and takes approximates 20 minutes to complete. The primary outcome will only be measured at 12 months post intervention so as not to bias the control group's responses.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. To assess the acceptability of the proposed methods used in this study to be used in a definitive trial to assess total alcohol consumed in a 28 day period of the study population. This is ascertained using the 28 day timeline follow back questionnaire. Three other variables can be derived from the data: 1.1. Percent days abstinent 1.2. Drinks per drinking day 1.3. Total alcohol consumed The time line follow back interview will be conducted by a trained individual and takes approximates 20 minutes to complete. The primary outcome will only be measured at 12 months post intervention so as not to bias the control group's responses.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Alcohol use frequency, quantity (on a typical occasion) and binge drinking will be assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Each item scores between zero and four and the maximum score is forty. A score of 2+ will be used to categorise someone as hazardous / harmful drinking (2+) and 3+ for possible dependence (3+) 2. Alcohol related problems will be assessed using the validated Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory (RAPI) which includes measures on aggression 3. The 12 item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) will be used to assess general psychological health 4. Cost data will be collected using the client receipt approach 5. The EQ-5D-Y which is a recently developed child-friendly version of the EQ-5D will be used to investigate if this instrument achieves acceptable completion rates and to see if it detects any differences in health utility scores between the intervention groups and the control group Measured at baseline, 6 months post intervention and 12 months post intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Alcohol use frequency, quantity (on a typical occasion) and binge drinking will be assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Each item scores between zero and four and the maximum score is forty. A score of 2+ will be used to categorise someone as hazardous / harmful drinking (2+) and 3+ for possible dependence (3+) 2. Alcohol related problems will be assessed using the validated Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory (RAPI) which includes measures on aggression 3. The 12 item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) will be used to assess general psychological health 4. Cost data will be collected using the client receipt approach 5. The EQ-5D-Y which is a recently developed child-friendly version of the EQ-5D will be used to investigate if this instrument achieves acceptable completion rates and to see if it detects any differences in health utility scores between the intervention groups and the control group Measured at baseline, 6 months post intervention and 12 months post intervention

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed