Alcohol Drinking in CollegeNCT05712382
Promoting Maintenance of Change Following Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use
A study testing Parent handbook, Coping with negative emotions and Problem-solving risky situations in people with Alcohol Drinking in College, run by University of Massachusetts, Amherst at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
All students who enroll in the study will receive an efficacious counselor-delivered brief motivational intervention. The intervention is based in principles of motivational interviewing. Students complete a baseline assessment on their alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Alcohol Drinking in College
- What is being tested?
- Parent handbook, Coping with negative emotions and Problem-solving risky situations
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 38 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 13 Nov 2025to 24 Aug 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Student participants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Currently enrolled student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- First time violator of the university alcohol policy
- Mandated to complete the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) intervention
- Minimum age 18
- Parent participants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- The parent or guardian of students who meet all of the student participant criteria
Who cannot join
- None.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
All students who enroll in the study will receive an efficacious counselor-delivered brief motivational intervention. The intervention is based in principles of motivational interviewing. Students complete a baseline assessment on their alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. During the hour-long session, the counselor uses information from the baseline assessment to compare the student's level of alcohol consumption to that of peers at the same university, discuss choices that may lead to experiencing negative consequences, and provide opportunities for the student to set goals for risk reduction.
This study will develop and pilot a maintenance enhancement intervention. The intervention is expected to consist of four components, for example: (1) Student participants may learn to use techniques based in mindfulness to cope with negative emotions. (2) Student participants may identify barriers to reducing their alcohol use and identify protective strategies for navigating those barriers. (3) Student participants may be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students may also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. (4) Parents may also receive a handbook encouraging communication with their student about alcohol use.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking in College
- Being tested
- Parent handbook, Coping with negative emotions, Problem-solving risky situations, Recovering from slips
- Medical subject headings
- Alcohol Drinking in College
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Parent handbookBehavioural
Handbook motivating parents to discuss alcohol use with their college student.
Coping with negative emotionsBehavioural
Mindfulness-based techniques are taught to improve ability to cope with negative emotions.
Problem-solving risky situationsBehavioural
Identifying and planning for barriers to change are encouraged.
Recovering from slipsBehavioural
Peer and personalized techniques are discussed to facilitate resumption of moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Coping with emotions, Parent handbook, Problem-solving risky situations, and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Participants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. The participants' parent(s) will also receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Parent handbook; Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions; Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations; Behavioral: Recovering from slips |
| Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Problem-solving for risky situations | Active comparator | Participants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. The participants' parent(s) will also receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. Receives: Behavioral: Parent handbook; Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions; Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations |
| Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Participants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. The participants' parent(s) will also receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Parent handbook; Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions; Behavioral: Recovering from slips |
| Coping with negative emotions and Parent handbook | Active comparator | Participants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. The participants' parent(s) will also receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Receives: Behavioral: Parent handbook; Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions |
| Coping with negative emotions, Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Participants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions; Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations; Behavioral: Recovering from slips |
| Coping with negative emotions and Problem-solving for risky situations | Active comparator | Participants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. Receives: Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions; Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations |
| Coping with negative emotions and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Participants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions; Behavioral: Recovering from slips |
| Coping with negative emotions | Active comparator | Participants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. Receives: Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions |
| Parent handbook , Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | The participants' parent(s) will receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Parent handbook; Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations; Behavioral: Recovering from slips |
| Parent handbook and Problem-solving for risky situations | Active comparator | The participants' parent(s) will receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Parent handbook; Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations |
| Parent handbook and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | The participants' parent(s) will receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Parent handbook; Behavioral: Recovering from slips |
| Parent handbook | Active comparator | The participants' parent(s) will receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Receives: Behavioral: Parent handbook |
| Problem-solving for risky situations and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations; Behavioral: Recovering from slips |
| Problem-solving for risky situations | Active comparator | Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. Receives: Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations |
| Recovering from slips | Active comparator | To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. Receives: Behavioral: Recovering from slips |
| Assessment only control condition | No intervention | Participants in this condition will complete assessments but will not receive any additional intervention content. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Drinking Intentions
Drinking intentions will be assessed using a modified version of the daily drinking questionnaire (Young, Rodriguez, \& Neighbors, 2013). Participants will complete a 7-day grid, indicating how many drinks they intend to consume on a typical Sunday, Monday, etc. in the next month. Responses will be summed to capture intentions for typical weekly drinking.
Measured: Immediate post-test
Coping motives
Thirteen items will be assessed capturing drinking to cope with both anxiety and depression (Cooper, 1994; Grant, Stewart, O'Connor, Blackwell, \& Conrod, 2007). Items assess using alcohol "to reduce my anxiety" or "to forget my worries" and are rated on a 1 (almost never/never) to 5 (almost always/always) scale. Items will be averaged to form separate scale scores for coping with anxiety and coping with depression. The measure has been shown to be reliable among college students.
Measured: Immediate post-test
Parent-student communication
Five items will assess parents' intentions for engaging in general communication with their child about school, social activities, personal issues, romantic relationships, and personal problems (Barnes, Hoffman, Welte, Farrell, \& Dintcheff, 2006). Items are rated on a 1 (not at all) to 7 (frequently) scale and averaged to form a scale score. This measure has been shown to be responsive to a parent-based intervention and reliable among college students (Testa, Hoffman, Livingston, \& Turrisi, 2010).
Measured: Immediate post-test
Maintenance self-efficacy
Maintenance self-efficacy will be assessed with the 8-item Brief Situational Confidence Questionnaire (BSCQ; Breslin, Sobell, Sobell, \& Agrawal, 2000). Student participants will indicate confidence in their ability to resist drinking heavily in eight situations, such as during pleasant times with others, (e.g., celebrating with a friend). Items are rated from 0% (not at all confident) to 100% (completely confident) and averaged to form a scale score. The measure is reliable and detects intervention-induced change among non-dependent young adults (Magill et al., 2017).
Measured: Immediate post-test
Recovery self-efficacy
Recovery self-efficacy will be assessed with nine items adapted from previous research (Luszczynska, Mazurkiewicz, Ziegelmann, \& Schwarzer, 2007). One item will assess overall recovery self-efficacy and eight will mirror the situations used in the BSCQ . Items include, "I am confident that I could resume moderate drinking, even if I drank heavily because I was enjoying pleasant times with others." Like the BSCQ, items will be rated from 0% (not at all confident) to 100% (completely confident).
Measured: Immediate post-test
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Feb 2023
- Study start13 Nov 2025
- Primary completion24 Aug 2026
- Study completion24 Aug 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Alcohol Drinking in CollegeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05712382
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2088
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 25 Jan 2023
- Last updated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Promoting Maintenance of Change Following Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05712382
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2088
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking in College
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, AmherstUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 13 Nov 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 24 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 24 Aug 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 3 Feb 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
All students who enroll in the study will receive an efficacious counselor-delivered brief motivational intervention. The intervention is based in principles of motivational interviewing. Students complete a baseline assessment on their alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. During the hour-long session, the counselor uses information from the baseline assessment to compare the student's level of alcohol consumption to that of peers at the same university, discuss choices that may lead to experiencing negative consequences, and provide opportunities for the student to set goals for risk reduction.
This study will develop and pilot a maintenance enhancement intervention. The intervention is expected to consist of four components, for example: (1) Student participants may learn to use techniques based in mindfulness to cope with negative emotions. (2) Student participants may identify barriers to reducing their alcohol use and identify protective strategies for navigating those barriers. (3) Student participants may be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students may also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. (4) Parents may also receive a handbook encouraging communication with their student about alcohol use.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 16
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Coping with emotions, Parent handbook, Problem-solving risky situations, and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Behavioral: Parent handbook, Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions, Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations, Behavioral: Recovering from slipsParticipants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. The participants' parent(s) will also receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Problem-solving for risky situations | Active comparator | Behavioral: Parent handbook, Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions, Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situationsParticipants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. The participants' parent(s) will also receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. |
| Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Behavioral: Parent handbook, Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions, Behavioral: Recovering from slipsParticipants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. The participants' parent(s) will also receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Coping with negative emotions and Parent handbook | Active comparator | Behavioral: Parent handbook, Behavioral: Coping with negative emotionsParticipants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. The participants' parent(s) will also receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. |
| Coping with negative emotions, Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions, Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations, Behavioral: Recovering from slipsParticipants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Coping with negative emotions and Problem-solving for risky situations | Active comparator | Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions, Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situationsParticipants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. |
| Coping with negative emotions and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Behavioral: Coping with negative emotions, Behavioral: Recovering from slipsParticipants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Coping with negative emotions | Active comparator | Behavioral: Coping with negative emotionsParticipants will learn to use techniques based in mindfulness as a means for coping with negative emotions. |
| Parent handbook , Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Behavioral: Parent handbook, Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations, Behavioral: Recovering from slipsThe participants' parent(s) will receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Parent handbook and Problem-solving for risky situations | Active comparator | Behavioral: Parent handbook, Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situationsThe participants' parent(s) will receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. Participants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Parent handbook and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Behavioral: Parent handbook, Behavioral: Recovering from slipsThe participants' parent(s) will receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Parent handbook | Active comparator | Behavioral: Parent handbookThe participants' parent(s) will receive a handbook that encourages communication with their child about alcohol use. |
| Problem-solving for risky situations and Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situations, Behavioral: Recovering from slipsParticipants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. To improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Problem-solving for risky situations | Active comparator | Behavioral: Problem-solving risky situationsParticipants will be prompted to identify both barriers to reducing their alcohol use and protective strategies for navigating those barriers. |
| Recovering from slips | Active comparator | Behavioral: Recovering from slipsTo improve their confidence to resume moderate drinking after having a heavy drinking episode, participants will be presented with narratives from other students who successfully resumed moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. Students will also be prompted to identify alcohol free activities that they enjoy and can engage in after experiencing a heavy drinking episode. |
| Assessment only control condition | No intervention | –Participants in this condition will complete assessments but will not receive any additional intervention content. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Currently enrolled student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- First time violator of the university alcohol policy
- Mandated to complete the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) intervention
- Minimum age 18
- The parent or guardian of students who meet all of the student participant criteria
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- None.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Parent handbookHandbook motivating parents to discuss alcohol use with their college student. | Behavioural | Coping with emotions, Parent handbook, Problem-solving risky situations, and Recovering from slips, Coping with negative emotions and Parent handbook, Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Problem-solving for risky situations, Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Recovering from slips, Parent handbook, Parent handbook , Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips, Parent handbook and Problem-solving for risky situations, Parent handbook and Recovering from slips |
| Coping with negative emotionsMindfulness-based techniques are taught to improve ability to cope with negative emotions. | Behavioural | Coping with emotions, Parent handbook, Problem-solving risky situations, and Recovering from slips, Coping with negative emotions, Coping with negative emotions and Parent handbook, Coping with negative emotions and Problem-solving for risky situations, Coping with negative emotions and Recovering from slips, Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Problem-solving for risky situations, Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Recovering from slips, Coping with negative emotions, Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips |
| Problem-solving risky situationsIdentifying and planning for barriers to change are encouraged. | Behavioural | Coping with emotions, Parent handbook, Problem-solving risky situations, and Recovering from slips, Coping with negative emotions and Problem-solving for risky situations, Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Problem-solving for risky situations, Coping with negative emotions, Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips, Parent handbook , Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips, Parent handbook and Problem-solving for risky situations, Problem-solving for risky situations, Problem-solving for risky situations and Recovering from slips |
| Recovering from slipsPeer and personalized techniques are discussed to facilitate resumption of moderate drinking after a heavy drinking episode. | Behavioural | Coping with emotions, Parent handbook, Problem-solving risky situations, and Recovering from slips, Coping with negative emotions and Recovering from slips, Coping with negative emotions, Parent handbook , and Recovering from slips, Coping with negative emotions, Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips, Parent handbook , Problem-solving for risky situations , and Recovering from slips, Parent handbook and Recovering from slips, Problem-solving for risky situations and Recovering from slips, Recovering from slips |
Primary outcome
Drinking Intentions
Time frame: Immediate post-test
Drinking intentions will be assessed using a modified version of the daily drinking questionnaire (Young, Rodriguez, \& Neighbors, 2013). Participants will complete a 7-day grid, indicating how many drinks they intend to consume on a typical Sunday, Monday, etc. in the next month. Responses will be summed to capture intentions for typical weekly drinking.
Coping motives
Time frame: Immediate post-test
Thirteen items will be assessed capturing drinking to cope with both anxiety and depression (Cooper, 1994; Grant, Stewart, O'Connor, Blackwell, \& Conrod, 2007). Items assess using alcohol "to reduce my anxiety" or "to forget my worries" and are rated on a 1 (almost never/never) to 5 (almost always/always) scale. Items will be averaged to form separate scale scores for coping with anxiety and coping with depression. The measure has been shown to be reliable among college students.
Parent-student communication
Time frame: Immediate post-test
Five items will assess parents' intentions for engaging in general communication with their child about school, social activities, personal issues, romantic relationships, and personal problems (Barnes, Hoffman, Welte, Farrell, \& Dintcheff, 2006). Items are rated on a 1 (not at all) to 7 (frequently) scale and averaged to form a scale score. This measure has been shown to be responsive to a parent-based intervention and reliable among college students (Testa, Hoffman, Livingston, \& Turrisi, 2010).
Maintenance self-efficacy
Time frame: Immediate post-test
Maintenance self-efficacy will be assessed with the 8-item Brief Situational Confidence Questionnaire (BSCQ; Breslin, Sobell, Sobell, \& Agrawal, 2000). Student participants will indicate confidence in their ability to resist drinking heavily in eight situations, such as during pleasant times with others, (e.g., celebrating with a friend). Items are rated from 0% (not at all confident) to 100% (completely confident) and averaged to form a scale score. The measure is reliable and detects intervention-induced change among non-dependent young adults (Magill et al., 2017).
Recovery self-efficacy
Time frame: Immediate post-test
Recovery self-efficacy will be assessed with nine items adapted from previous research (Luszczynska, Mazurkiewicz, Ziegelmann, \& Schwarzer, 2007). One item will assess overall recovery self-efficacy and eight will mirror the situations used in the BSCQ . Items include, "I am confident that I could resume moderate drinking, even if I drank heavily because I was enjoying pleasant times with others." Like the BSCQ, items will be rated from 0% (not at all confident) to 100% (completely confident).
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Aug 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Parent handbook, Coping with negative emotions and Problem-solving risky situations in people with Alcohol Drinking in College, run by University of Massachusetts, Amherst at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Drinking Intentions (time frame: Immediate post-test). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Aug 2026.