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A COMPUTER-BASED BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE DRINKERS

Award Number: R44AA014766
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2004
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2010

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A COMPUTER-BASED BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE DRINKERS - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goals of this project are to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a suite of software programs that provide brief interventions for heavy drinking college students: The College Drinker's Check-up (CDCU). The CDCU will be a revision of the Drinker's Check-up (DCU), a Windows program and a web application developed for older adults. Revisions of the programs are necessary to tailor the programs to a college student population. The DCU intervention consists of integrated assessment, feedback and decision-making modules. The programs will use the FRAMES elements common to effective brief interventions. We will also revise the follow-up program for the Windows version (Follow-up College Drinker's Program, FCDCU) and integrate follow-up components into the web application so that it has the same features and functions as the CDCU /FCDCU Windows application. The target population is heavy drinking college students (5 or more drinks per occasion for males, 4 or more for females & peak BACs >80mg% in the previous 2 weeks). Phase II goals include: revisions of the Windows and web applications based on feedback from the pilot study and expert panel; pilot testing of the final prototypes; and a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of the Windows version with a 12 month follow-up to assess its effectiveness. The RCT will compare the CDCU to a no treatment control group. There are substantial public health implications from this project. Developing a suite of Internet and Windows based programs increases the ability of universities to use these programs and the likelihood they will be used in a variety of different settings. If the clinical trial shows that the CDCU program is effective in reducing heavy drinking, it could be widely disseminated at relatively low cost. Our pricing structure (a one time fee) also will put this suite of programs at an advantage relative to its competition and make it less costly to adopt. Colleges are experiencing increasing pressure to implement evidence-based intervention programs to reduce heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems in their student body (NIAAA, 2002a,b). At the same time they need alternatives that are less expensive, require less staff effort and training, yet are empirically supported. The CDCU, if effective, could help meet those needs.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2011 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2011	2009	BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION	9426 INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87112	BERNALILLO	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	4	1/21/2011	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2011	2009	BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION	9426 INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87112	BERNALILLO	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	4	1/12/2011	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2009 ( Subtotal = $278,788 )
2009	2009	BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION	9426 INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87112	BERNALILLO	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	4	9/17/2009	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$84,000
2009	2009	BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION	9426 INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87112	BERNALILLO	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	4	8/19/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$194,788
														Subtotal = $278,788

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $336,525 )
2008	2008	BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION	9426 INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87112	BERNALILLO	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	3	9/1/2008	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$336,525
														Subtotal = $336,525

Issue Date FY: 2007 ( Subtotal = $278,599 )
2007	2007	BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION	9426 INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87112	BERNALILLO	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	2	7/27/2007	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$278,599
														Subtotal = $278,599

Grand Total All Awards = $893,912

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A COMPUTER-BASED BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE DRINKERS

Award Number: R44AA014766

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2004

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2010

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