Alcohol Consumption
Conditions
Keywords
Behavioral research, Motivational counseling, Group Counseling, Motivational Interviewing, Vicarious Learning, Risky alcohol use, Recidivism, Motor Vehicles, Crime
Brief summary
To determine the effectiveness of four group session of motivational counseling plus six hours of direct observations of the emergency department trauma services in comparison to four group session and six hours of community volunteering and also in comparison to four hours of education and 16 hours of community volunteering in reducing alcohol use and high risk driving behaviors and offenses among court referred 16-20 year old drivers.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBrief group counseling
Four group counseling sessions and six hours of direct observations of the emergency and trauma services in a busy urban hospital.
BEHAVIORALCommunity Counseling
Four session of group counseling and six hours of guided observation of the emergency and trauma services at a busy urban hospital
BEHAVIORALPrototypic community service
Two educational session on road safety and 16 hours of volunteering in a local not for profit community service.
Sponsors
Rhode Island Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 20 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Age 16-20 years: * Court referral for driving conviction and/or possession of alcohol * Offense committed in Rhode Island * Can speak English
Exclusion criteria
* Age over 20 years * Not English speaking * Not referred by courts
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recidivism for future criminal offenses | 12 months post intervention completion |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alcohol use | 12 months post intervention completion |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed