Increasing Knowledge of Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer Among Women Attending Breast Screening Services

NCT ID: NCT04715516

Last Updated: 2022-03-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

558 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-05

Study Completion Date

2021-12-02

Brief Summary

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Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for breast cancer in women, yet this is not widely understood by health practitioners or policy makers, let alone the general population. The investigators aim to test the effects of a targeted alcohol and lifestyle brief intervention for women attending breast screening services, to improve knowledge of alcohol as a risk factor for breast cancer and reduce harmful alcohol use.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Alcohol Consumption

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomised controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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alcohol brief intervention + lifestyle health promotion

The intervention arm will receive 4 minutes of alcohol brief intervention, and 3 minutes of lifestyle health promotion (physical activity; maintaining a healthy weight), to increase knowledge of how to improve women's health and reduce breast cancer risk. Alcohol and lifestyle information will be delivered by way of an animation on an iPad. Participant responses to questions about current alcohol use will branch to personalised feedback consistent with level of alcohol consumption (i.e. drinking within or above current Australian Alcohol Guidelines).

Take-home pamphlets - a pamphlet summarising the alcohol information presented during the animation, and a pamphlet on nutrition to maintain a healthy weight, will be provided.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

alcohol brief intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Nested within the lifestyle health promotion provided in both conditions, participants randomised to the experimental condition will receive an alcohol brief intervention. The strong evidence-base for alcohol brief intervention, amplified by Co-Investigators' Smith and Bragge's (BehaviourWorks) approaches to applied behaviour change, has provided the framework for the development of the alcohol brief intervention used in this study. This intervention comprises personalised feedback on alcohol consumption levels, comparison to gender/age drinking norms, and information and behaviour-change content regarding alcohol consumption (i.e. negative-framed messaging around alcohol risks and harms, positive-framed messaging on the health benefits of reducing alcohol intake, alcohol harm reduction strategies).

lifestyle health promotion

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle health promotion specific to physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight, developed to be relevant to women attending breast screening services, will be provided.

lifestyle health promotion, not inclusive of alcohol information

The control arm will receive 3 minutes of lifestyle health promotion (physical activity; maintaining a healthy weight) to increase knowledge of how to improve women's health and reduce breast cancer risk, not inclusive of alcohol information. Lifestyle information will be delivered by way of an animation on an iPad.

Take-home pamphlet - a pamphlet on nutrition to maintain a healthy weight will be provided.

Group Type OTHER

lifestyle health promotion

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle health promotion specific to physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight, developed to be relevant to women attending breast screening services, will be provided.

Interventions

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alcohol brief intervention

Nested within the lifestyle health promotion provided in both conditions, participants randomised to the experimental condition will receive an alcohol brief intervention. The strong evidence-base for alcohol brief intervention, amplified by Co-Investigators' Smith and Bragge's (BehaviourWorks) approaches to applied behaviour change, has provided the framework for the development of the alcohol brief intervention used in this study. This intervention comprises personalised feedback on alcohol consumption levels, comparison to gender/age drinking norms, and information and behaviour-change content regarding alcohol consumption (i.e. negative-framed messaging around alcohol risks and harms, positive-framed messaging on the health benefits of reducing alcohol intake, alcohol harm reduction strategies).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

lifestyle health promotion

Lifestyle health promotion specific to physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight, developed to be relevant to women attending breast screening services, will be provided.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* female
* attending breast screening service for a routine mammography
* 40-74 years
* English as a first language or fluent
* regular access to a telephone
* able to provide informed consent to participate
* any level of alcohol consumption (including non-drinkers)

Exclusion Criteria

* hearing impairment sufficient to prohibit a telephone interview
* pregnancy
* not able to read or comprehend English to provide informed consent or receive the brief intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

74 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Eastern Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Monash University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Turning Point

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dan I Lubman

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Turning Point, Eastern Health; Monash University

Locations

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Maroondah BreastScreen

Ringwood East, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Countries

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Australia

References

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Grigg J, Manning V, Lockie D, Giles M, Bell RJ, Stragalinos P, Bernard C, Greenwood CJ, Volpe I, Smith L, Bragge P, Lubman DI. A brief intervention for improving alcohol literacy and reducing harmful alcohol use by women attending a breast screening service: a randomised controlled trial. Med J Aust. 2023 Jun 19;218(11):511-519. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51991. Epub 2023 May 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37247850 (View on PubMed)

Grigg J, Manning V, Lockie D, Giles M, Bell R, Stragalinos P, Bernard C, Volpe I, Greenwood CJ, Smith L, Bragge P, Lubman DI. A Brief Intervention for Improving Alcohol Literacy and Addressing Harmful Alcohol Use Among Women Attending an Australian Breast Screening Service (Health4her): Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Mar 30;12:e44867. doi: 10.2196/44867.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36995739 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan: Brief overview

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan: Full SAP

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Other Identifiers

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LR19/011/50551

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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