Trial reportJournal of epidemiology and community health2015
Tackling risky alcohol consumption in sport: a cluster randomised controlled trial of an alcohol management intervention with community football clubs.
Trial report in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour or improving health outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- Interventions in sports settings to reduce risky alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- A Policy-Based Intervention for Physical Activity and Screen Time in Childcare Outside School Hours: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Sustaining the implementation of alcohol management practices by community sports clubs: a randomised control trial.BMC public health · 2019Trial
- Implementing health policies in Australian junior sports clubs: an RCT.BMC public health · 2019Trial
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- Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Harm in Adults.Journal of community health · 2021Review
- Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs.BMC public health · 2020Article
- The Relationship Between Handball Players and Alcohol and Smoking Habits.Journal of human kinetics · 2018Article
- A multi-faceted intervention to reduce alcohol misuse and harm amongst sports people in Ireland: A controlled trial.Drug and alcohol review · 2018Article
- The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Web-Based Alcohol Management Intervention in Community Sports Clubs: A Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2017Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Substance Use and Misuse among Kosovar Adolescents; Cross Sectional Study of Scholastic, Familial-, and Sports-Related Factors of Influence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn increased prevalence of risky alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm has been reported for members of sporting groups and at sporting venues compared with non-sporting populations. While sports clubs and venues represent opportune settings to implement strategies to reduce such risks, no controlled trials have been reported. The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of an alcohol management intervention in reducing risky alcohol consumption and the risk of alcohol-related harm among community football club members.
methodA cluster randomised controlled trial of an alcohol management intervention was undertaken with non-elite, community football clubs and their members in New South Wales, Australia. Risky alcohol consumption (5+ drinks) at the club and risk of alcohol-related harm using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) were measured at baseline and postintervention.
resultsEighty-eight clubs participated in the trial (n=43, INTERVENTION; n=45, CONTROL) and separate cross-sectional samples of club members completed the baseline (N=1411) and postintervention (N=1143) surveys. Postintervention, a significantly lower proportion of intervention club members reported: risky alcohol consumption at the club (
intervention19%; CONTROL: 24%; OR: 0.63 (95% CI 0.40 to 1.00); p=0.05); risk of alcohol-related harm (
intervention38%; CONTROL: 45%; OR: 0.58 (95% CI 0.38 to 0.87); p<0.01); alcohol consumption risk (
intervention47%; CONTROL: 55%; OR: 0.60 (95% CI 0.41 to 0.87); p<0.01) and possible alcohol dependence (
intervention1%; CONTROL: 4%; OR: 0.20 (95% CI 0.06 to 0.65); p<0.01).
conclusionsWith large numbers of people worldwide playing, watching and sports officiating, enhancing club-based alcohol management interventions could make a substantial contribution to reducing the burden of alcohol misuse in communities. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12609000224224.
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