CHIPs or College Health Intervention Projects

Primary Care Alcohol Intervention in College Students

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00244049

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2005-10-25

Start date

2004-05-31

Completion date

2011-04-30

Last updated

2014-12-08

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Conditions

Alcohol Abuse

Brief summary

The goal of the study is to test the efficacy of brief clinician advice in reducing the frequency of high-risk drinking and alcohol-related harm in a population of college students seeking care at five university health care clinics. High-risk drinking is defined as 1) 8 or more episodes of heavy drinking (5 or more drinks in a row) in the past 28 days for male and female students, and/or 2) 50 drinks for male and 40 drinks for female students in the past 28 days, and/or 3) 15 drinks for male and 12 drinks for female students in the past 7 days, and/or 4) One or more episode(s) of heavy drinking which includes 15 or more drinks in a row.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALcounseling

Physicians discussed high-risk/binge drinking with college-aged individuals in a health care setting.

OTHERBrief Intervention

Physicians discussed effects of high-risk/binge drinking with college-aged individuals in a health care setting.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* subjects who screen positive for high risk drinking on the Health Screening Survey (HSS) and Baseline interview

Exclusion criteria

* Students who will be leaving campus due to graduation or for an extended absence prior to the first face to face intervention Female students who are pregnant at the time of randomization Students who are currently suicidal at the time of the baseline interview Students under 18 years of age Students who drink more than 200 drinks in 28 days (referred for treatment).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in binge/high-risk drinking in college-aged students.	6-months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
c) fr. of accidents, d) fr. of campus vandalism and interaction police; e) academic perf; f) fr. of unwanted sex; g) fr. of high-risk sex; h) fr. of physical altercations i) ER visits and hospital days; and j) cost vs. benefit of the intervention.	6-months

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026