Trial reportJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2019
Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Overuse Among Nightclub Patrons: A Randomized Trial of a Group-Based Mobile Intervention at Nightclubs.
Trial report in Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03652688 (Group-based Intervention for Alcohol, Drugs and Aggression Among Club Patrons), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Group-based Intervention for Alcohol, Drugs and Aggression Among Club Patrons
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Health-promotion interventions targeting multiple behaviors: A meta-analytic review of general and behavior-specific processes of change.Psychological bulletin · 2024Pooled it
- "I simply see it as our responsibility in the club business": Key Stakeholder Perspectives on Setting-Based Harm Reduction Structures in Night Clubs in Berlin.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- A systematic review of literature on substance use in nightlife settings utilizingDrug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Review
- Can alcohol policy prevent harms to women and children from men's alcohol consumption? An overview of existing literature and suggested ways forward.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Review
- Adolescent alcohol initiation: Context of close friendships and the role of trust.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- No Good Time Without Drugs: Qualitative Study Among Nightlife Attendees in Tbilisi, Georgia.Adiktologie · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveElectronic music dance events (EMDEs) at nightclubs attract young adults engaging in high-risk alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. Studies show that most patrons arrive at clubs in groups and that these peer groups influence drinking. Therefore, peer groups are a natural context for preventing risk behaviors. This article examined outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of a group-based mobile intervention at nightclubs, Nightlife Safety Plans (NSP).
methodThe sample comprised 352 groups, consisting of 959 participants (45.3% female) at 41 events across seven nightclubs hosting EMDEs. Club patrons were surveyed anonymously and completed breath tests as they entered and exited clubs. Oral fluid samples collected from patrons at exit assessed drug use. Analyses examining assignment to NSP versus a control condition on fire safety predicted individual- and group-level protective strategy use and AOD use, controlling for background variables.
resultsAt the individual level, participation in NSP was related to increased protective actions to keep group members safe. No effects were found on actions to keep oneself safe or in response to overuse. At the group level, assignment to NSP was related to a higher average number of group safety strategies. Participation in NSP was associated with lower blood alcohol concentration but unrelated to tetrahydrocannabinol and cocaine.
conclusionsNSP appears to be efficacious for increased protective actions to keep group members safe from overuse and for reduced blood alcohol concentration among EMDE patrons. The findings support the use of an intervention utilizing group-based strategies presented proximal to risk settings.
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