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Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2025

Pilot randomized controlled trial of a tailored personalized normative feedback intervention for college student alcohol use.

Amanda K Gilmore, Ruschelle M Leone, Katherine Reuben, Jamani B Garner, Nyla Flowers, Tristin Chipman, Emily E Patton, Julianna Capobianco, Zoe Y Zong, Cynthia A Stappenbeck and 4 more

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Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06776796 (A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Efficacy of a Brief Alcohol Intervention Among College Students), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Efficacy of a Brief Alcohol Intervention Among College Students

TypeinterventionalSponsorGeorgia State UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled461ConditionsAlcohol Use, Personalized Normative FeedbackArmsOnline Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention Targeting Alcohol Misuse, Mental Health and Substance Use Resources
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Amanda K GilmoreDepartment of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States; National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States. Electronic address: agilmore12@gsu.edu.
Ruschelle M LeoneDepartment of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States; National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1890 N. Revere Court, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
Katherine ReubenDepartment of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States; National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States.
Jamani B GarnerDepartment of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States; National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States.
Nyla FlowersDepartment of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States.
Tristin ChipmanDepartment of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States; National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States.
Emily E PattonDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010, United States.
Julianna CapobiancoDepartment of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States.
Zoe Y ZongDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010, United States.
Cynthia A StappenbeckDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010, United States.
Jessalynn R EllisNational Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States.
Kennicia FortsonDepartment of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States; National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States; Violence Prevention Center, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, United States.
K Nicole MullicanNational Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States.
Mary LarimerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States.

Funding

Alcohol Prevention Research on Violence, Evidence-Based Programs, and Novel Techniques (A-PREVENT) Training ProgramT32AA031818 · NIAAA · GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Amanda Katherine Gilmore, LAURA F SALAZAR · 2024 to 2026
$656k
NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA031818
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHeavy drinking is common on college campuses, and personalized normative feedback interventions (PFI) are commonly implemented to reduce heavy drinking behaviors. The current study tested the preliminary efficacy of a web-based PFI intervention, Web-BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students), tailored for participant selection of their normative peer group to reduce descriptive drinking norms and alcohol use compared to a control condition.

methodsCollege students (N = 248) were recruited to participate in a study on alcohol use. Participants were randomized to receive Tailored Web-BASICS or a control condition and were asked to complete a survey at baseline and three months post-intervention.

resultsMost participants (77 %; n = 97) assigned to receive Tailored Web-BASICS chose to have normative feedback tailored by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and university. Descriptive drinking norms mediated the effect of Tailored Web-BASICS on alcohol use. Those assigned to Tailored Web-BASICS had reductions in descriptive drinking norms, thereby reducing alcohol use at three months post-intervention relative to control.

conclusionTailored Web-BASICS may be a useful strategy to reduce alcohol use for all college students, irrespective of identity. Future research is needed to assess the efficacy of this approach in a large randomized controlled trial. CLINICAL TRIAL: GOV REGISTRATION: NCT06776796.

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Alcohol DrinkingAlcohol Drinking in CollegeFeedback, PsychologicalSocial NormsStudentsAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMalePeer GroupPilot ProjectsUniversitiesYoung AdultAlcohol useCollege studentsPersonalized normative feedback interventionTailored intervention

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PMID40834655
PMCPMC13152021

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