Alerta Alcohol. Web-based Computer-tailored Intervention for Binge-drinking Prevention in Spanish Adolescents
NCT ID: NCT03288896
Last Updated: 2017-09-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
1230 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-11-01
2017-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The "Alerta Alcohol" program is based on the I-Change Model. Focus and Delphi groups are used to obtain further information on items included in the program. A pilot study is conducted to identify strengths and weaknesses. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial is carried out. The schools from Andalusia are randomized either to the experimental or the control condition (EC and CC). The EC receives the Alerta Alcohol intervention, which consists of four sessions at school: baseline questionnaire and two sessions where adolescents are provided with answers related to their views to provide highly specific feedback regarding their knowledge, risk perception, self-esteem, attitude, social influence, and self-efficacy. In addition, two booster sessions are given at home to reinforce the contents. The CC just completes the baseline and the evaluation questionnaires and then they are allowed to receive the intervention as well (as a waiting list control condition). Evaluation takes place after four months. The primary endpoint is binge drinking within 30 days prior to evaluation and alcohol use in the previous week. It is expected that Alerta Alcohol reduces the prevalence of binge drinking by 10%. Follow up analyses are carried out to determine the differences in effectiveness according to the compliance of the program (quality of the implementation).
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Alerta Alcohol
Intervention Group: The Experimental Group receives the Alerta Alcohol intervention, which consists of four sessions at school (baseline questionnaire, two sessions in three scenarios: at home, celebrations, and public places, and a final evaluation). The adolescents are provided with answers related to their views of each scenario; this information is used to provide highly specific feedback regarding their knowledge, risk perception, self-esteem, attitude, social influence (modelling, norms and social pressure), self-efficacy and action plans. In addition, two booster sessions are given at home to reinforce the contents of the three scenarios. Evaluation takes place after four months.
Alerta Alcohol
The intervention consists of preventive messages about the benefits of not consuming alcohol, reducing the positive attitudes and encouraging the negative attitudes towards alcohol drinking and binge drinking, as well as social influence and self-efficacy, by personalized feedback. Skills and action plans are encouraged to help the student to reject binge drinking. This information is presented through different tailored messages. Moreover, four avatars (two males and two females), which can be chosen as part of the story development. This story consists of a short story about the alcohol consumption by adolescents.The stories take place in three different scenarios (at home, at celebrations and in public places).
Control Group
Control Group: The Control Group just completes the baseline and the evaluation questionnaires and then they are allowed to receive the intervention as well (as a waiting list control condition). Evaluation takes place after four months from baseline
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Alerta Alcohol
The intervention consists of preventive messages about the benefits of not consuming alcohol, reducing the positive attitudes and encouraging the negative attitudes towards alcohol drinking and binge drinking, as well as social influence and self-efficacy, by personalized feedback. Skills and action plans are encouraged to help the student to reject binge drinking. This information is presented through different tailored messages. Moreover, four avatars (two males and two females), which can be chosen as part of the story development. This story consists of a short story about the alcohol consumption by adolescents.The stories take place in three different scenarios (at home, at celebrations and in public places).
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Enrolled in Andalusian public high schools.
* Schools belonging to provincial capitals.
* Access to the Internet at the school and an equipped ICT room.
Exclusion Criteria
* Previous participation in prevention programs for binge drinking.
16 Years
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Junta de Andalucia
OTHER_GOV
Maastricht University
OTHER
University of Seville
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Marta Lima Serrano
PhD
Principal Investigators
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Marta Lima Serrano, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Seville
Locations
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Marta Lima Serrano
Seville, , Spain
Countries
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References
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Vargas-Martinez AM, Lima-Serrano M, Trapero-Bertran M. Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses of a web-based computer-tailored intervention for prevention of binge drinking among Spanish adolescents. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2023 Feb;47(2):319-335. doi: 10.1111/acer.14990. Epub 2023 Feb 22.
Vargas-Martinez AM, Trapero-Bertran M, Mora T, Lima-Serrano M. Social, economic and family factors associated with binge drinking in Spanish adolescents. BMC Public Health. 2020 Apr 17;20(1):519. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08605-9.
Martinez-Montilla JM, Mercken L, de Vries H, Candel M, Lima-Rodriguez JS, Lima-Serrano M. A Web-Based, Computer-Tailored Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking Among Spanish Adolescents: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Jan 24;22(1):e15438. doi: 10.2196/15438.
Vargas-Martinez AM, Trapero-Bertran M, Lima-Serrano M, Anokye N, Pokhrel S, Mora T. Measuring the effects on quality of life and alcohol consumption of a program to reduce binge drinking in Spanish adolescents. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Dec 1;205:107597. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107597. Epub 2019 Sep 30.
Lima-Serrano M, Martinez-Montilla JM, Lima-Rodriguez JS, Mercken L, de Vries H. Design, implementation and evaluation of a web-based computer-tailored intervention to prevent binge drinking in adolescents: study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2018 Apr 4;18(1):449. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5346-4.
Other Identifiers
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University of Seville. Spain
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id