A Brief Intervention for Alcohol Users With Interpersonal Trauma

Description

The current proposal aims to enhance a mobile-delivered brief intervention for young adults with heavy alcohol use and interpersonal trauma by including adaptive coping strategies for managing trauma-related distress and using peer coaches after delivery of the intervention to maintain treatment gains. Individuals will be randomized to a modified brief intervention incorporating with peer coaches, a standard brief intervention, or assessment only. Participants will be followed up at 3 and 6 months post intervention. The investigators hypothesize that the trauma-informed and peer-supported brief intervention (TIPS-BI) will show low levels of dropout, will be perceived positively by participants, and will result in greater reductions in alcohol use compared to a standard brief intervention and assessment only.

Conditions

Heavy Drinking, Alcohol Drinking, Substance Use, Drinking Behavior

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The current proposal aims to enhance a mobile-delivered brief intervention for young adults with heavy alcohol use and interpersonal trauma by including adaptive coping strategies for managing trauma-related distress and using peer coaches after delivery of the intervention to maintain treatment gains. Individuals will be randomized to a modified brief intervention incorporating with peer coaches, a standard brief intervention, or assessment only. Participants will be followed up at 3 and 6 months post intervention. The investigators hypothesize that the trauma-informed and peer-supported brief intervention (TIPS-BI) will show low levels of dropout, will be perceived positively by participants, and will result in greater reductions in alcohol use compared to a standard brief intervention and assessment only.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Trauma-Informed and Peer-Supported Brief Intervention for Alcohol Users With Interpersonal Trauma

A Brief Intervention for Alcohol Users With Interpersonal Trauma

Condition
Heavy Drinking
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Bowling Green

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, 42101

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Age 18 to 25
  • 2. Part-time or full-time college student
  • 3. Ability to speak and understand English
  • 4. Access to a cell phone
  • 5. Lifetime history of interpersonal trauma exposure
  • 6. Heavy alcohol use

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Western Kentucky University,

Study Record Dates

2025-08-31