Women's Health Habits Study

Screening and Brief Intervention for Problem Drinking Women

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00846638

Acronym

WHHS

Enrollment

611

Registered

2009-02-19

Start date

2005-01-31

Completion date

2009-05-31

Last updated

2010-05-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Risk Drinking,Diabetes, Hypertension, Osteoporosis, Infertility

Keywords

Risk drinking, Women, Medical problems

Brief summary

The purpose of this randomized trial is to test the effectiveness of screening and brief intervention for risk drinking by nonpregnant women with specific medical problems exacerbated by excessive alcohol consumption. The medical problems are female factor infertility, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis, conditions that are costly to treat and difficult to manage. Just as pregnant women are thought to be highly motivated to modify their alcohol consumption, so women with specific medical problems worsened by alcohol intake are an appropriate group to receive a brief intervention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBrief Intervention

Diagnostic assessment followed by a single session Brief Intervention with 3, 6, and 12 month follow-up

BEHAVIORALDiagnostic assessment

Single session diagnostic assessment with 12 month followup

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

21 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

\- 1. has diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, or infertility 2. Not currently receiving treatment for alcohol or drug problems or substance related medical illness 3. Not currently experiencing physical dependence on alcohol, requiring medically supervised detoxification 4. Not currently abusing or physically dependent on opiates, cocaine, or other illicit drugs 5. Not currently pregnant. Subjects with infertility may become pregnant during the course of the study. 6\. Not currently nursing. 7. Able to complete study measures.

Exclusion criteria

1. Alcohol screen negative or drinks within NIAAA sensible drinking limits for women 2. Does not agree to randomization and study terms

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Drinking outcome	12 months post enrollment

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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