@article{ref1,
title="A two-stage social network intervention for reducing alcohol and other drug use in residential colleges: protocol for a feasibility trial",
journal="Contemporary clinical trials",
year="2022",
author="Davidson, Lily and Ellem, Rhiannon and Keane, Carol and Chan, Gary and Broccatelli, Chiara and Buckley, Jeff and Walter, Zoe and Hallo, Louise and Hides, Leanne",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: In many countries, the rate of binge drinking and alcohol-related harms among students living in residential colleges exceeds that observed among young people in the general population. Peer influence plays a key role in driving alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in colleges. This highlights the potential role of peer influence AOD-interventions in college student-networks. This protocol paper outlines the design of a two-stage social network intervention (SNI) for reducing AOD-use in four Australian first-year residential college networks. <br><br>METHODS: In Stage 1, a peer-led workshop will provide education about AOD-use and harm-minimisation strategies to four first-year cohorts in the first week of semester one (N ~ 500). In Stage 2, a targeted SNI will be delivered to the largest co-educational, first-year cohort (N ~ 160), wherein heavy drinking 'Strategic Players' (influential students) will be identified and offered a brief, telephone-delivered motivational interviewing intervention for AOD-use (QuikFix). Participants will complete online surveys at baseline and 12-, 26-, and 52-weeks follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: Recruitment occurred in February 2021 and is now closed. <br><br>RESULTS are expected to be submitted for publication in late 2022. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This protocol paper outlines the design of a feasibility trial exploring the impact of applied SNIs for reducing AOD-use and related consequences in residential college student networks. If effective, the two-stage SNI proposed could (i) reduce AOD-use and risk of harm across first-year student networks and (ii) provide an effective brief intervention (QuikFix) to high-risk drinkers who have greatest potential to spread the intervention effects to other risky drinkers in their network. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12621000494831).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1551-7144",
doi="10.1016/j.cct.2022.106779",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106779"
}