Alcohol Consumption: Norms, Identities, & Motivations

NCT ID: NCT06447350

Last Updated: 2025-11-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-05

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Context. 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 first step, logistically supported by the University of Caen, consisted in identifying the levels of alcohol consumption of students, the prevalence of binge drinking, and their determinants. Based on more than 7000 participants interviewed, it essentially demonstrated 1) an alarming 22% prevalence of BD among students and 2) three main psychological determinants (see Mange et al., 2021), namely subjective norm (i.e., perception of what is done and/or approved by peers), drinker identity (i.e., how the individual defines him/herself as a drinker), and motivations to drink (social, compliance, enhancement, or coping motivations). Objective. The ALCOMEDIIT study (IRESP funding; Agreement 20II31-00

\- ADUC part 3) is a randomized controlled trial . The main objective of this experiment in social psychology is to validate three programs for the prevention of BD practices based on motivational interviewing (MI) associated either induced hypocrisy (IH), social identity mapping (SIM) and motivational modeling (MM) in a student environment..

Materials and Methods. This study will include 240 healthy subjects who will be students at the University of Caen Normandy. They will be people who consume alcohol, having a BD score \> 1 in the month preceding the inclusion but not presenting any specific disorder. The trial will be proposed to them by e-mail and the people who meet the inclusion criteria will join either a control group which will benefit from a MI, or an experimental group which will also benefit from a MI but which will be associated with one out of our three psycho-social interventions (IH vs. SIm vs. MM). In order to measure the effectiveness of each prevention program in terms of reducing the use of BD, a follow-up at 1 month (T1) as well as a follow-up at 6 months (T6; exploratory) will be proposed to all participants. The total duration of this research protocol is almost two years. Hypothesis tested. The aim of this work is to evaluate the interest of associating IH, SIM or MM with a motivational interview in a prevention program aiming at reducing alcohol use and the practice of BD in the student population.

Conditions

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Binge Drinking Alcohol Drinking

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

1. control condition with motivational interview
2. IH condition with motivational interview avec IH program
3. SIM condition with motivational interview avec SIM program
4. MM condition with motivational interview avec MM program
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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control (MI)

A motivational Interview will be conducted with participant.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

motivational interviewing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

motivational interviewing

IH

motivational Interview + IH task

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Induced hypocrisy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Induced hypocrisy task

motivational interviewing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

motivational interviewing

SIM

motivational Interview + SIM task

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

social identity mapping

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Social identity mapping task

motivational interviewing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

motivational interviewing

MM

motivational Interview + MM task

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motivational modeling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Motivational modeling task

motivational interviewing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

motivational interviewing

Interventions

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Induced hypocrisy

Induced hypocrisy task

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

social identity mapping

Social identity mapping task

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Motivational modeling

Motivational modeling task

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

motivational interviewing

motivational interviewing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* aged between 18 and 30 years old,
* of French mother language,
* of both sexes,
* binge drinking score \> 1,
* having signed an informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or breastfeeding students,
* students who declare a history of neurological, neurosurgical, psychiatric, endocrine or infectious diseases.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Caen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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CAEN University Hospital

Caen, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Facility Contacts

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Mange Jessica

Role: primary

+33231063106

Other Identifiers

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23-0278

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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