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NCT Number: NCT03652688

Group-based Intervention for Club Patrons

The purpose of this study is to develop and test a group-based strategy for encouraging groups of young adults who are engaged in party behaviors at nightclubs to intervene with each other to reduce harms associated with overuse of alcohol and recreational drugs and to reduce harms associated with aggression (physical and sexual).

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Key information

Conditions

Drink Too Much Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia Aggression Aggression Sexual Alcohol Drinking Alcohol-Related Disorders Alcoholic Intoxication Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Binge Drinking Chemically-Induced Disorders Drinking Behavior Drinking, Binge Drug Use Drunk Harm Reduction Mental Disorders Peer Group Safety Issues Social Behavior Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Brenda Miller, Berkeley, California, United States

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About this study

This study focuses on high risk behaviors (excessive alcohol use, drug use) and unwanted experiences (physical/sexual aggression) that may occur during an evening at a night club for young adults engaged in party behaviors. the goals were: 1) to develop a screener that accurately assesses a group's level of risk for one specific night of club attendance and based upon this assessment, (2) to provide naturally occurring social groups with the necessary skills to identify vulnerability for and to provide them with tools to reduce harms. An algorithm calculated in real time during an entrance survey predicted the types of risks that the group members may encounter during the evening based upon past behaviors and expectations for the evening. Social groups in the experimental condition were exposed to a brief intervention that focused on developing skills described as the 3 O's: a) Outreach-how to approach fellow group members who are at risk, (b) Options-how to suggest options that would increase safety and (c) Out-How to assess when it is time to leave the club. This brief, interactive intervention was delivered by small tablet computers that utilized mobile application technology and cellular wireless service. This low cost delivery was considered important to providing later adoption in the real world and the interactive nature of the intervention was designed to appeal to the young adult population.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Must be within age range, entering the club that night, group size must be 2 or more

Exclusion criteria

  • working or performing at the club that night

Treatment and study plan

Nightlife Safety Plans (NSP)

Behavioral

A group approach to reducing unwanted outcomes was implemented prior to entering the nightclub. The focus was on peer-to-peer intervention.

Fire Safety

Behavioral

Groups were asked to read information about fire safety prior to entering the club and to answer some questions about fire safety

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Safety Actions Taken to Intervene Within Group

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    Five types of safety actions were assessed for individuals (as they exited the club) that could have occurred in response to peer's use of alcohol or drugs, experiencing physical aggression and/or sexual aggression. These safety actions were: (1) checked in with friends to assess their safety, (2) monitored alcohol consumption of peers, (3) encouraged peer to pace their drinking, (4) discouraged drug use, and (5) encouraged steps to sober up. An individual could report 0-5 safety actions. Because this was a peer group intervention, a mean score was created for each group by adding the total individual scores within each group, (groups ranged in size from 2-9, making this total possible range 0-45) and dividing these total within group scores by the number in the group. Thus, each peer group had a score ranging from 0-5, with the higher the score, the more protective the group was.

  2. Protective Action Reported for Physical Aggression Incident

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    Among those who experienced physical aggression, the prevalence of a group member taking action(s) to intervene was reported.

  3. Protective Action Reported for Sexual Aggression Incident

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    Among those who experienced sexual aggression, the prevalence of a group member taking action(s) to intervene was reported.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Legally Intoxicated

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    Percent who were legally intoxicated (BAC.08% or higher)

  2. Prevalence of Recreational Drug Use

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    Any use of recreational drugs present in oral fluid tests based upon lab results

  3. Leaving Club With Friend(s) Arrived With

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    Prevalence of safety action to leave club with friends that arrived with

Other outcomes

  1. Experienced Physical Aggression

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    While at the club, someone intentionally pushed, shoved, or punched the respondent

  2. Experienced Sexual Aggression

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    While at the club, the respondent experienced someone touching them sexually in a way that they did not want to be touched or did something else sexual to the respondent that they did not want them to do

  3. Sexual Harassment

    Time frame: On average, follow up data was collected 1 hour and 54 minutes after baseline (SD 1 hour 3 minutes). The range was from 9 minutes to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

    Respondent experienced someone sexually coming on to person after indicating no interest

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

Other

Collaborators

  • Klein Buendel, Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

Group-based Intervention for Alcohol, Drugs and Aggression Among Club Patrons

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Aug 29, 2018
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2025

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