Alcohol Consumption: Norms, Identities, & Motivations
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Caen
About this trial
The emergence of new problematic alcohol consumption practices among young people requires new dynamics in prevention strategies. In this context, the ADUC project (Alcohol and Drugs at the University of Caen) aims to develop a better understanding of alcohol consumption, and in particular the practice of binge drinking (BD), in order to develop relevant and adapted prevention tools. The ALCONIM study (IRESP funding; Agreement 20II31-00 - ADUC part 3) is a randomized controlled trial that focuses on the specific determinants of norms, identities and motivations. The main objective of this experiment in social psychology is to validate a program for the prevention of BD practices based on motivational interviewing (MI) associated with induced hypocrisy (IH), social identity mapping (SIM) and motivational modeling (MM) in a student environment.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
aged between 18 and 30 years old,
of French mother language,
of both sexes,
binge drinking score > 1,
Disqualifiers
Pregnant or breastfeeding students,
students who declare a history of neurological, neurosurgical, psychiatric, endocrine or infectious diseases.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Induced hypocrisy
BehavioralInduced hypocrisy task
social identity mapping
BehavioralSocial identity mapping task
Motivational modeling
BehavioralMotivational modeling task
motivational interviewing
Behavioralmotivational interviewing
Treatment groups
240 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsGroup A: control (MI)Active comparator 1 intervention
Group B: IHExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group C: SIMExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group D: MMExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Binge drinking score
The BD score is calculated on the basis of 3 distinct elements (Q1: "number of average standard drinks per hour (containing about 10g of pure alcohol in France)"; Q2: "number of drunken episodes in the last month" and Q3; "percentage of drunken episodes among the occasions of drinking"). The score results from the following weighting: (4 x Q1) + Q2\*6 + (0.2 x Q3). This score considers both the quantity and frequency of drinking, thus integrating the dimension of repeated alcohol withdrawal.
Time frame
1 monthSecondary outcomes
1
craving
1 item measuring craving
Time frame
1 month2
craving
1 item measuring craving
Time frame
6 months3
Readiness to Change Alcohol consumption
This self-assessment based on the transtheoretical model of behaviour change (Prochaska \& DiClemente, 1982, DiClemente \& Prochaska, 1982) is recognized for its reliability and validity. The RTC-Alcohol has three different scales that correspond to an assessment of the three main stages of behaviour change: the pre-contemplation, contemplation and action stages. Based on the person's score on each of these scales, the experimenter determines which stage of behavior change the person is in.
Time frame
1 month4
Readiness to Change Alcohol consumption
This self-assessment based on the transtheoretical model of behaviour change (Prochaska \& DiClemente, 1982, DiClemente \& Prochaska, 1982) is recognized for its reliability and validity. The RTC-Alcohol has three different scales that correspond to an assessment of the three main stages of behaviour change: the pre-contemplation, contemplation and action stages. Based on the person's score on each of these scales, the experimenter determines which stage of behavior change the person is in.
Time frame
6 monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov