Measuring the effectiveness of in-hospital and on-base Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) programs on reducing alcohol related harms in naval trainees: P.A.R.T.Y. Defence study protocol

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Belinda Gabbe¹  Paul Dietze²  Jennifer Thompson³  Jason Watterson⁴  Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld⁵  Michael Oborn⁶ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia;Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;National Trauma Research Institute, Alfred Health, 553 St Kilda Road, 3004, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;National Trauma Research Institute, Alfred Health, 553 St Kilda Road, 3004, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Royal Australian Navy Reserve, Canberra, Australia;Department of Neurosurgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;Australian Army, Canberra, Australia;Royal Australian Navy, Canberra, Australia;

关键词: Military personnel;    Awareness;    Risk-taking;    Alcohol;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-017-4330-8

 received in 2017-04-11, accepted in 2017-04-27,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundReducing alcohol related harms in Australian Defence Force (ADF) trainees has been identified as a priority, but there are few evidence-based prevention programs available for the military setting. The study aims to test whether the P.A.R.T.Y. program delivered in-hospital or on-base, can reduce harmful alcohol consumption among ADF trainees.Methods/designThe study is a 3-arm randomized controlled trial, involving 953 Royal Australian Navy trainees from a single base. Trainees, aged 18 to 30 years, will be randomly assigned to the study arms: i. in-hospital P.A.R.T.Y.; ii. On-base P.A.R.T.Y.; and iii. Control group. All groups will receive the routine ADF annual alcohol awareness training. The primary outcome is the proportion of participants reporting an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score of 8 or above at 12 months’ post-intervention. The secondary outcome is the number of alcohol related incidents reported to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the 12 months’ post-intervention.DiscussionThis is the first trial of the use of the P.A.R.T.Y. program in the military. If the proposed intervention proves efficacious, it may be a useful program in the early education of RAN trainees.Trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR): ACTRN12614001332617, date of registration: 18/12/2014 ‘retrospectively registered’.

【 授权许可】

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