Alcohol Abuse
Conditions
Keywords
Alcohol, Brief Intervention, Personalized Feedback, Veterans
Brief summary
The objective of this research is to better understand how to reduce hazardous drinking among OEF/OIF veterans by assessing the effectiveness of a low-cost, computer-delivered preventative program.
Detailed description
Excessive drinking among OEF/OIF veterans represents an important public health problem for both the veterans themselves and those with whom they interact. The objective of this research is to better understand how to reduce hazardous drinking among this group by assessing the effectiveness of a low-cost, computer-delivered preventative program. It is hypothesized that an intervention that provides personalized feedback about drinking behaviors will be more effective than an education-only control condition at reducing alcohol use and negative alcohol-related consequences.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPersonalized Drinking Feedback
Personalized feedback about one's drinking habits
BEHAVIORALEducation-Only
Educational information about alcohol use
Sponsors
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
University of Missouri-Columbia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* OEF/OIF Veteran
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Drinking Questionnaire | Past 30 Days | Several quantity/frequency measures of alcohol use |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Short Inventory of Problems | Past 6 Months | Measures alcohol-related problems |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed