Screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting

Conditions

Risky alcohol consumption Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Simon Coulton, Emma L. Giles, Grant McGeechan, Paolo Deluca, Colin Drummond et al. (20 authors)

Alcohol and Alcoholism2021-12-293 citations

Brief alcohol intervention for risky drinking in young people aged 14–15 years in secondary schools: the SIPS JR-HIGH RCT

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

Public Health Research2019-05-018 citations

10.3310/phr07090

Multicentre individual randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14–15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol

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

Interventions

Participants are randomised in a 1:1 ratio into the intervention and control arms, with individual randomisation stratified by school. Control arm: Involves usual practice on alcohol

the young people who are eligible and consent to participate in a 30-minute personalised interactive worksheet-based session. This will be delivered by the learning mentor (at school) and will contain

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 14-15 years inclusive whose parents do not opt them out of the study 2. Scoring positively for risky alcohol consumption on the Self-Assessment Questionnaire A (A-SAQ)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those already seeking or receiving help for an alcohol use disorder 2. Those with a recognised mental health or challenging behaviour issue

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total alcohol consumed in the last 28 days, using the 28 day Alcohol Timeline Followback (TFLB) questionnaire at 12-month follow-up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Percentage days abstinence over last 28 days, drinks per drinking day and days >2 units from TLFB 2. Risky drinking using the A-SAQ (last 6 months), AUDIT (last 6 months) and TFLB (last 28 days) 3. Smoking behavior (age of first use and amount used in last 30 days) 4. Alcohol related problems using the RAPI (last 6 months) 5. Drunkenness during the last 30 days, both dichotomised as ‘never’ and ‘1-2 times or more' 6. Emotional wellbeing using the WEMWBS in the last two weeks 7. Drinking motives using the DMQ (last 6 months) 8. Energy drink consumption (last week) 9. Use of NHS, educational, social, and criminal services data (S-SUQ) (last 6 months) 10. Quality of life and health utility measured using EQ-5D 5L (today) 11. Sexual risk taking: "After drinking alcohol, have you engaged in sexual intercourse that you regretted the next day?” and “After drinking alcohol, have you ever engaged in sexual intercourse without a condom?” (ever)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Percentage days abstinence over last 28 days, drinks per drinking day and days >2 units from TLFB 2. Risky drinking using the A-SAQ (last 6 months), AUDIT (last 6 months) and TFLB (last 28 days) 3. Smoking behavior (age of first use and amount used in last 30 days) 4. Alcohol related problems using the RAPI (last 6 months) 5. Drunkenness during the last 30 days, both dichotomised as ‘never’ and ‘1-2 times or more' 6. Emotional wellbeing using the WEMWBS in the last two weeks 7. Drinking motives using the DMQ (last 6 months) 8. Energy drink consumption (last week) 9. Use of NHS, educational, social, and criminal services data (S-SUQ) (last 6 months) 10. Quality of life and health utility measured using EQ-5D 5L (today) 11. Sexual risk taking: "After drinking alcohol, have you engaged in sexual intercourse that you regretted the next day?” and “After drinking alcohol, have you ever engaged in sexual intercourse without a condom?” (ever)

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed