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Peer-Led Intervention To Reduce Alcohol Binge Drinking Among University Students In Romania

ConditionsBinge Alcohol ConsumptionBinge Drinking
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorInternational Agency for Research on Cancer

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a behavioural intervention to change binge drinking habits in university students in Romania is feasible. The main research question is:

Is a peer-led Alcohol Brief Intervention feasible to be implemented in a Romanian University to reduce binge drinking among students?

Researchers will compare brief intervention (counselling) to no intervention.

Student participants will:

1. Receive brief counselling for 15-20 minutes by their peers who were trained. 2. Report their alcohol consumption levels in three surveys conducted over three months.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

University students currently enrolled in full-time undergraduate or postgraduate programs at Babeș-Bolyai University in Romania

Able to provide informed consent

Willing to participate in an in-person session

Alcohol status: AUDIT-C scoring 3 or above in females, 4 or above in males

Disqualifiers

Students currently receiving treatment for alcohol dependence or any other substance use disorder

Students with a diagnosed severe mental health condition that may impair participation

Participation in any similar alcohol reduction program in the past 6 months.

Abstinent from alcohol consumption.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Peer-led Alcohol Brief Intervention (identification + advice)

    Behavioral

    The intervention consists of a peer-led ABI for university students. This intervention aligns with the ABI approach recommended by the WHO as a cost-effective strategy to reduce harmful alcohol use, particularly in primary care and community settings. The brief advice component of the intervention will incorporate Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques, a client-centred, evidence-based counselling style intervention effective for reducing risky drinking behaviours. The brief advice will be tailored based on behavioural insights identified through formative research, such as individual perceived facilitators and barriers. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test- Consumption (AUDIT-C) will be used as the screening tool for identification. A one-on-one Brief Advice sessions of 15-20 minutes will be delivered by trained peer educators, i.e., university students who are not healthcare professionals but have been specifically trained in delivering brief advice.

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Peer led- alcohol brief interventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: No interventionNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Recruitment rate

Number of participants recruited

Time frame
Baseline, 3 month
2

Retention rate

Number of participants retained

Time frame
Baseline, 3 month
3

Knowledge on binge drinking and adverse outcomes

Change in knowledge on binge drinking and adverse outcomes. Ad hoc questions developed for this study will be used. Scoring will be done on the number questions answered correctly.

Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 3 month
4

Attitude

Change in attitude to binge drinking using the Theory of Planned Behaviour tool (by Cooke, R., 2007). A 7-point Likert scale will be used on five bipolar scales (harmful-beneficial, unpleasant-pleasant, bad-good, worthless-valuable, unenjoyable-enjoyable.

Time frame
Baseline, 3 month

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in frequency of binge drinking in the past four weeks

measured via self-report using AUDIT-C, e.g. number of binge episodes, ≥6 drinks or 60 g of pure alcohol on one occasion

Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 3month

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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International Agency for Research on Cancer

Lead sponsor

Horizon 2020 - European Commission

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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