Brief Intervention to Prevent Alcohol Socialization (BIPAS Alcohol)

N/ACompletedNCT05520333

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill132 enrolled

Overview

Early alcohol socialization occurs within the family. This multi-level, high-reach, low-intensity intervention to prevent early alcohol use capitalizes on the influence of providers, immunization timing, and pediatric guidelines that advise healthcare providers to give anticipatory guidance about early alcohol use. In conjunction, the intervention capitalizes on the power of technology to reinforce and expand upon pediatrician messages. The study seeks to understand the feasibility and effectiveness of a pilot intervention designed to prevent alcohol socialization through education of parents of rising 6th grade students.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

132

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking, Adolescent Drinking Behavior Drinking, Alcohol Adolescent Behavior

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older; * Parent or guardian of an enrolled child at a study clinic; * Cohabitate part time (2 days/week) or more with enrolled child; * Be able to complete study activities in English; * Be able to give informed consent; * Own a phone with text message capabilities and access to internet. Exclusion Criteria: * Families in which the 10-to-12-year old child is actively receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Mean Value of Parental Pro-sipping Beliefs Score

Parental Alcohol Socialization Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices scale (eight items). A four-point scale ranging from "strongly disagree" (lowest value=1) to "strongly agree" (highest value=4) will be used, with higher values on the scale indicating a more pro-sipping belief system. The scores will have a range from 8-32. Higher values are associated with worse outcomes.

Time frame: Baseline, three months