Status:

COMPLETED

Reducing Alcohol Exposed Pregnancy Risk: EARLY Randomized Controlled Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Virginia

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Conditions:

Alcohol Exposed Pregnancy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-44 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The EARLY Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) will test the finalized EARLY preventive intervention against one comparison and one control condition. Because prevention of Alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP...

Detailed Description

Drinking women are at risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) if they use contraception ineffectively. Binge drinking among women of childbearing age has increased, and risky frequent drinking has re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ages 18-44
  • fertile
  • can provide informed consent
  • had vaginal intercourse with a man in the past 3 months
  • uses ineffective or no contraception
  • speaks and reads English
  • reports drinking more than seven standard drinks per week on average or more than one binge drinking episode (more than 3 standard drinks on one occasion) during the past 3 months
  • if opioid dependent with recent use, is enrolled in opiate agonist treatment
  • planning to remain available for the follow-up period

Exclusion

  • pregnancy
  • cognitive disorders including mental retardation, dementia, or active -psychosis that could impair ability to understand the intervention material or give informed consent
  • current Major Depressive Disorder that could diminish responsiveness to interventions focused on promoting change
  • currently opioid dependent with active use and not engaged in opiate agonist treatment
  • concurrently participating in another behavioral intervention study during the study period targeting drinking or contraception efficacy that could interfere with or augment the intervention in the EARLY project.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

232 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01446653

Start Date

February 1 2007

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

October 26 2016

Active Locations (2)

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UVA CARE

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22911

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UVA CARE

Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23294