Evaluating a selective prevention programme for binge drinking among young adolescents: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Marloes Kleinjan¹  Rutger Engels¹  Patricia Conrod²  Reinout Wiers³  Ferry Goossens⁴  Suzanne Lokman⁴  Karin Monshouwer⁴  Lex Lemmers⁴  Jeroen Lammers⁴ 

[1] Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands;Department of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, Section of Addiction, Kings College London, University of London, UK;Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Trimbos Institute (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), Utrecht, The Netherlands;

关键词: Binge Drinking;    Anxiety Sensitivity;    Sensation Seek;    Cognitive Behaviour Therapy;    Personality Profile;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-126

 received in 2011-01-25, accepted in 2011-02-21,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIn comparison to other Europe countries, Dutch adolescents are at the top in drinking frequency and binge drinking. A total of 75% of the Dutch 12 to 16 year olds who drink alcohol also engage in binge drinking. A prevention programme called Preventure was developed in Canada to prevent adolescents from binge drinking. This article describes a study that aims to assess the effects of this selective school-based prevention programme in the Netherlands.MethodsA randomized controlled trial is being conducted among 13 to 15-year-old adolescents in secondary schools. Schools were randomly assigned to the intervention and control conditions. The intervention condition consisted of two 90 minute group sessions, carried out at the participants' schools and provided by a qualified counsellor and a co-facilitator. The intervention targeted young adolescents who demonstrated personality risk for alcohol abuse. The group sessions were adapted to four personality profiles. The control condition received no further intervention above the standard substance use education sessions provided in the Dutch national curriculum. The primary outcomes will be the percentage reduction in binge drinking, weekly drinking and drinking-related problems after three specified time periods. A screening survey collected data by means of an Internet questionnaire. Students have completed, or will complete, a post-treatment survey after 2, 6, and 12 months, also by means of an online questionnaire.DiscussionThis study protocol presents the design and current implementation of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a selective alcohol prevention programme. We expect that a significantly lower number of adolescents will binge drink, drink weekly, and have drinking-related problems in the intervention condition compared to the control condition, as a result of this intervention.Trial registrationThis trial is registered in the Dutch Trial Register (Cochrane Collaboration) as NTR1920.

【 授权许可】

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© Lammers et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011