Alcohol Consumption, Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to examine the effects of providing personalized information about behavioral, physical, and genetic factors that are associated with elevations in risk for some health problems. The main research question is: can we affect young adult behaviors through communication about these health-related risks? Participants will be asked to complete an in-person baseline session where they provide a DNA sample, complete online surveys, and do a brief interview. They will then receive one of several brief online information sessions and be followed in online surveys approximately every 3 months over the next 2 years.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPHEN feedback
Feedback on alcohol response (phenotype)
GENETICPHEN+GENE Feedback
Feedback on both phenotype and genotype (PHEN+GENE)
OTHERControl
Feedback that serves as control
Sponsors
University of Southern California
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* USC student of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese heritage
Exclusion criteria
* not a USC student, not 17-25 years old, not of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese heritage
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking frequency | up to 2 years post-intervention | Number of days consumed alcohol |
| Average alcohol quantity | up to 2 years post-intervention | Average amount of alcohol consumed on drinking days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of alcohol consumed | up to 2 years post-intervention | Total number of drinks consumed |
| Maximum daily alcohol | up to 2 years post-intervention | Highest number of drinks consumed on one day |
| Use of flush cures | up to 2 years post-intervention | Proportion of drinking days used flush cures |
| Use of drinking behavioral strategies | up to 2 years post-intervention | Proportion of drinking days used behavioral strategies |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTSusan Luczak, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSusan Luczak, PhD
University of Southern California
Outcome results
None listed