Implementation of a Web-based Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Intervention for Collegiate Student-athletes

Summary

The broad aim of the proposed study is to use the innovative Multiphase Optimization Strategy to develop a highly effective Internet-delivered intervention, myPlaybook, for the prevention of substance use among college student-athletes. myPlaybook will undergo two rounds of randomized experimentation and targeted revision. At the conclusion of the second round, the optimized version of myPlaybook will be evaluated in large-scale Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).

Conditions

• Alcohol Drinking
• Social Norms
• Expectations
• Harm Reduction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Educational standard

Behavioral intervention aimed at increasing knowledge about alcohol and other drugs.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational standard and Harm prevention

Behavioral intervention aimed at increasing knowledge about alcohol and other drugs increasing intentions to use harm prevention strategies.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational standard and Expectancies

Behavioral intervention aimed at increasing knowledge about alcohol and other drugs and shifting alcohol-related expectancies.

BEHAVIORAL

Expectancies and Harm prevention

Behavioral intervention aimed at correcting erroneous norms about alcohol use and shifting alcohol-related expectancies.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational standard and Normative perceptions

Behavioral intervention aimed at increasing knowledge about alcohol and other drugs and correcting erroneous norms about alcohol use.

BEHAVIORAL

Normative perceptions and Harm prevention

Behavioral intervention aimed at correcting erroneous norms about alcohol use and increasing intentions to harm prevention strategies.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational standard, Normative Perceptions, and Expectancies

Behavioral intervention aimed at increasing knowledge about alcohol and other drugs, correcting erroneous norms about alcohol use, and shifting alcohol-related expectancies.

BEHAVIORAL

Normative perceptions, Expectancies, and Harm Prevention

Behavioral intervention aimed at correcting erroneous norms about alcohol use, shifting alcohol-related expectancies, and increasing intentions to use harm prevention strategies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Prevention Strategies, LLC

  lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

25 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-09-01

Primary Completion

2016-05-31

Completion

2016-05-31