Parent Interventions to Prevent Student Drinking

Penn State University1,900 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,900

Conditions

Alcohol Consumption

Interventions

parent handbookBEHAVIORAL

parent handbook

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * first year students Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (1)

Penn State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

heavy episodic drinking

frequency of heavy episodic events

Time frame: 12 months post baseline

Secondary Outcomes

drinking related consequences

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)

Time frame: 12 months post baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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