An interventional study of eCHECKUP TO GO in Underage Drinking, sponsored by Boise State University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 16 Years to 18 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-04-01.
Sponsored by Boise State University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study evaluates the efficacy of the eCHECKUP TO GO as an intervention to reduce underage drinking and the associated negative consequences among high school seniors. The aim of this project is to provide a brief, low cost intervention that can be easily disseminated as a school-based intervention to address this important public health problem.
44 studies on the registry are indexed under Underage Drinking; 13 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 311 is below the median of 360 across 43 interventional studies indexed under Underage Drinking.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Brief, web-based alcohol intervention
Behavioral: eCHECKUP TO GO
Assessment only
eCHECKUP TO GO is a personalized normative feedback intervention intended to help participants make better choices about alcohol use by changing beliefs about alcohol, alcohol expectancies, and perceptions of peer drinking
Weekly Drinking
Daily Drinking Questionnaire Weekly drinking was assessed with the question "Given that it is a typical week, please write the number of drinks you probably would have each day." A response scale is provided for each day of the week (e.g., Monday__, Tuesday__, etc.)." Weekly drinking was calculated by combining the reports for the seven days of the week (sum of the 7 days). Minimum = 0; Maximum = none Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 26 Higher scores are worse outcomes
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Peak Drinking Quantity
Quantity ⁄Frequency ⁄Peak Questionnaire Peak drinking quantity was assessed with the question "What is the most number of drinks that you have consumed on any given night in the past month?" Minimum = 0; Maximum = none Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 25 Higher scores are worse outcomes
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Frequency of Alcohol Use
Quantity ⁄Frequency ⁄Peak Questionnaire Frequency of alcohol use was assessed with the question "How often do you use alcohol?" with responses provided on an 8-point Likert scale with options ranging from "0" to "7" ("Do not drink alcohol" to "Every day"). Items were reverse scores so higher scores represent higher levels of drinking frequency. Minimum = 0; Maximum = 7 Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 7 Higher scores are worse outcomes
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Blood Alcohol Concentration
Blood alcohol concentration was calculated using the Widmark Formula (1932/1981); BAC = \[Alcohol consumed in grams / (Body weight in grams x r)\] x 100. In this formula, "r" is the gender constant. Minimum = 0; Maximum = none Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = .62 Higher scores are worse outcomes
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Heavy Episodic Drinking
Heavy Episodic Drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row for males and 3 or more for females in a 2 hour period in the past month. The number of drinks was based on research by Donovan (2009) establishing cut-points for children and adolescents. Participants were asked: "Males: Think back over the last two weeks. How many times have you had 5 or more drinks in a two hour period?" "Females: Think back over the last two weeks. How many times have you had 3 or more drinks in a two hour period?" Minimum = 0; Maximum = none Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = .76 Higher scores are worse outcomes
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month follow-up, and 6-month follow up
Alcohol-Related Consequences
Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory Alcohol-related consequences were measured using the Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory. The Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory is a 23-item scale. Participants were asked "How many times have the following scenarios happened to you while you were consuming alcohol or as a result of your drinking in the past 30 days." Responses were measured on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (more than 10 times). A total consequence score is created by summing the 23 items. Minimum = 0; Maximum = 92 Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 24 Higher scores are worse outcomes
Time frame: Baseline and 6-month follow up
| Milestone | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 174 | 137 |
| Completed | 137 | 110 |
| Not completed | 37 | 27 |
Daily Drinking Questionnaire Weekly drinking was assessed with the question "Given that it is a typical week, please write the number of drinks you probably would have each day." A response scale is provided for each day of the week (e.g., Monday__, Tuesday__, etc.)." Weekly drinking was calculated by combining the reports for the seven days of the week (sum of the 7 days). Minimum = 0; Maximum = none Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 26 Higher scores are worse outcomes
| drinks per week | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Basline | 4.14 ± 6.74 | 3.06 ± 6.39 |
| 1 Month Follow-Up | 2.92 ± 4.93 | 2.55 ± 5.32 |
| 6 Month Follow-Up | 2.23 ± 3.94 | 2.14 ± 5.04 |
Quantity ⁄Frequency ⁄Peak Questionnaire Peak drinking quantity was assessed with the question "What is the most number of drinks that you have consumed on any given night in the past month?" Minimum = 0; Maximum = none Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 25 Higher scores are worse outcomes
| drinks | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 5.10 ± 6.01 | 2.81 ± 5.13 |
| 1 Month Follow-Up | 3.65 ± 4.48 | 2.53 ± 4.89 |
| 6 Month Follow-Up | 3.63 ± 4.86 | 2.40 ± 4.58 |
Quantity ⁄Frequency ⁄Peak Questionnaire Frequency of alcohol use was assessed with the question "How often do you use alcohol?" with responses provided on an 8-point Likert scale with options ranging from "0" to "7" ("Do not drink alcohol" to "Every day"). Items were reverse scores so higher scores represent higher levels of drinking frequency. Minimum = 0; Maximum = 7 Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 7 Higher scores are worse outcomes
| score on a scale | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3.71 ± 1.94 | 2.84 ± 1.91 |
| 1 Month Follow-Up | 3.61 ± 1.89 | 2.72 ± 1.81 |
| 6 Month Follow-Up | 3.41 ± 1.80 | 2.62 ± 1.77 |
Blood alcohol concentration was calculated using the Widmark Formula (1932/1981); BAC = \[Alcohol consumed in grams / (Body weight in grams x r)\] x 100. In this formula, "r" is the gender constant. Minimum = 0; Maximum = none Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = .62 Higher scores are worse outcomes
| percentage of alcohol/100 ml of blood | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | .11 ± .16 | .06 ± .11 |
| 1 Month Follow-Up | .07 ± .11 | .05 ± .11 |
| 6 Month Follow-Up | .09 ± .15 | .07 ± .15 |
Heavy Episodic Drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row for males and 3 or more for females in a 2 hour period in the past month. The number of drinks was based on research by Donovan (2009) establishing cut-points for children and adolescents. Participants were asked: "Males: Think back over the last two weeks. How many times have you had 5 or more drinks in a two hour period?" "Females: Think back over the last two weeks. How many times have you had 3 or more drinks in a two hour period?" Minimum = 0; Maximum = none Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = .76 Higher scores are worse outcomes
| binge drinking events | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | .89 ± 1.32 | .61 ± 1.32 |
| 1 Month Follow-Up | .73 ± 1.37 | .52 ± 1.14 |
| 6 Month Follow-Up | .66 ± 1.23 | .49 ± 1.22 |
Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory Alcohol-related consequences were measured using the Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory. The Rutgers Alcohol Problems Inventory is a 23-item scale. Participants were asked "How many times have the following scenarios happened to you while you were consuming alcohol or as a result of your drinking in the past 30 days." Responses were measured on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (more than 10 times). A total consequence score is created by summing the 23 items. Minimum = 0; Maximum = 92 Sample score range: Minimum = 0; Maximum = 24 Higher scores are worse outcomes
| score on a scale | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3.62 ± 5.52 | 2.35 ± 4.89 |
| 6 Month Follow-Up | 2.70 ± 4.97 | 1.45 ± 2.80 |
Collected over 6 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| eCHECKUP TO GO | 0/174 (0%) | 0/174 (0%) | 0/174 (0%) |
| Control | 0/137 (0%) | 0/137 (0%) | 0/137 (0%) |
| Age, Continuous(years) | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 17.13 ± 0.46 | 17.13 ± 0.45 | 17.13 ± 0.45 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 100 | 73 | 173 |
| Male | 74 | 64 | 138 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants) | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 152 | 112 | 264 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Asian | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Black/African-American | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | eCHECKUP TO GO | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 137 | 311 |
PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.
Plan to share: No
Ran from Sep 2018 to primary completion in Apr 2019, 6 months.
Results were first posted in Apr 2021, 2 years after primary completion.
Of 34 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Underage Drinking, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 13 and three quarters within 38. This study's 6 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 36 studies reached it within 24 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 38.
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