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Open Access 01-12-2024 | Study protocol

A prevention program for binge drinking among students based on mindfulness and implementation intention (ALCOMEDIIT): a randomized controlled trial

Authors: Jessica Mange, Nicolas Mauny, Charlotte Montcharmont, Eve Legrand, Maud Lemercier-Dugarin, Arnaud Mortier, Martin Duvivier, Johnny Leveneur, Cédric Lacherez, Nicolas Cabé, Anne-Pascale Le Berre

Published in: Trials | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Background

The emergence of new problematic alcohol consumption practices among young people requires new dynamics in prevention strategies. In this context, the ADUC project (Alcohol and Drugs at the University of Caen) aims to develop a better understanding of alcohol consumption, and in particular the practice of binge drinking (BD) in students, in order to develop relevant and adapted prevention tools. The ALCOMEDIIT study (Rin Normandie and IRESP funding; Agreement 20II31-00 - ADUC part 3) is a randomized controlled trial that focuses on the specific determinant of impulsivity. The main objective of this experiment is to assess a program for the prevention of BD practices based on motivational interviewing (MI) associated with implementation intention (II) and mindfulness meditation (MBM) in a student environment.

Methods

This study will include 170 healthy subjects who will be students at the university, alcohol users, with a BD score > 1 in the month preceding the inclusion but not presenting any specific disorder. The trial will be proposed by e-mail and students who meet the inclusion criteria will join either a control group which will benefit from a MI or an experimental group which will additionally benefit from an initiation to MBM with II (initial visit T0). In order to measure the effectiveness of the prevention program in terms of BD decrease, a follow-up at 1 month (T1) as well as a follow-up at 6 months (T6; exploratory) will be proposed to all participants. The total duration of this research protocol is 21 months.

Discussion

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the interest of associating mindfulness meditation practices and implementation of self-regulation strategies to optimize their use, with a motivational interview in an innovative prevention program aiming at reducing alcohol use and BD practice in the student population.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.​gov Identifier: NCT05565989, September 30, 2022.
Protocol version 2.0 (September 2022)
No. ID-RCB : 2022-A00983-40
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Footnotes
1
Participants have the right to refuse to participate in the study or to withdraw their consent at any time without incurring any liability. This information is made clear verbally at the first encounter and also on the consent form.
 
2
The BD score is calculated on the basis of 3 separate items (Q1: “average number of drinks per hour”; Q2: “number of binge drinks in the past month”; and Q3; “percentage of binge drinks among the occasions of drinking in the past month”). The score results from the following weighting: (4 × Q1) + Q2 + (0.2 × Q3). This score considers both the quantity and frequency of consumption, thus integrating the dimension of repeated alcohol withdrawal.
 
3
Details of the items in each questionnaire are presented on osf: https://​osf.​io/​3n4c6/​
 
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Metadata
Title
A prevention program for binge drinking among students based on mindfulness and implementation intention (ALCOMEDIIT): a randomized controlled trial
Authors
Jessica Mange
Nicolas Mauny
Charlotte Montcharmont
Eve Legrand
Maud Lemercier-Dugarin
Arnaud Mortier
Martin Duvivier
Johnny Leveneur
Cédric Lacherez
Nicolas Cabé
Anne-Pascale Le Berre
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Trials / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07887-9

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