Parent Interventions to Prevent Student Drinking

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01126151

Acronym

ACT

Enrollment

1900

Registered

2010-05-19

Start date

2006-07-31

Completion date

2012-09-30

Last updated

2017-12-15

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Conditions

Alcohol Consumption

Keywords

drinking, alcohol consequences

Brief summary

Examine the efficacy of parent interventions to prevent college student drinking in first year students.

Detailed description

The aims of the study are to: 1. efficacy of parent interventions to prevent college student drinking in first year students; 2. examine mediators of efficacy; and 3. examine moderators of efficacy.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALparent handbook

parent handbook

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* first year students

Exclusion criteria

* none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
heavy episodic drinking	12 months post baseline	frequency of heavy episodic events

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
drinking related consequences	12 months post baseline	Assess blackouts, hangovers, vomiting, fights, unplanned sex, academic problems and trouble with the police using the RAPI; YAAPST (standard assessment instruments for college alcohol prevention trials)

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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