Alcohol Misuse, Mindfulness, Stress, Tobacco Use
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal is this pilot randomized trial is to learn if intervention 1 is feasible and acceptable. A secondary aim is to learn if intervention 1 reduces alcohol misuse and tobacco use in sexual assault survivors. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is intervention 1 feasible to implement? * Is intervention 1 an acceptable intervention among the primary population, sexual assault survivors? * Does intervention 1 reduce alcohol misuse and tobacco use? Researchers will compare intervention 1 to an attention-placebo control group (e.g., online resources on healthy eating and nutrition). Participants will: * take online surveys at baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 3-month follow-up * answer text-message questions at baseline and post-test * view and engage in an educational program
Interventions
BEHAVIORALmindfulness-based intervention
A mindfulness-based intervention that aims to reduce alcohol misuse and tobacco use
BEHAVIORALcomparison intervention
online resources on healthy eating and nutrition guidelines
Sponsors
Georgia State University
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The intervention will be a brief mindfulness-based intervention for college students focused on health, wellness, stress relief, and substance use.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18-24 years of age * currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate at GSU * self-reported lifetime SV victimization * self-reported SV victimization in the past 6 months * drank alcohol within the last 30 days * must own a smartphone
Exclusion criteria
* not applicable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recruitment and retention of 70% of the sample at 3-month follow-up | 3 month follow-up | Feasibility of the sample is assessed by recruitment and retention of at least 70% participants at 3 month follow-up |
| Acceptability of the mindfulness-based intervention benchmark of 80% self-reported acceptability | immediate post-test | Self-reported assessment of the following domains: quality, usefulness, relevancy, extent to which situations depicted are realistic, extent to which attitudes changed on alcohol and tobacco use, and managing stress. Higher scores indicate higher perceived acceptability of the intervention in the indicated domains (e.g., quality, usefulness, relevancy, extent to which situations depicted are realistic, extent to which attitudes changed on alcohol and tobacco use, and managing stress). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol misuse assessed by Timeline Follow-Back Measuring Alcohol Consumption | 3 month follow-up | a 10-item measure of alcohol use with .85 reliability |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTAnne Marie Schipani, PhD, MPH
CONTACTCaitlin Thompson, MPH
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAnne Marie Schipani, PhD, MPH
Georgia State University School of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed