Recruiting

ASSIST

Sponsor:

University of Washington

Code:

NCT06570720

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking in College

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Alcohol-focused Support of Survivors in Sororities Training (ASSIST)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the ASSIST (Alcohol-focused Support of Survivors in Sororities Training) intervention in sorority chapters. ASSIST is a newly developed web-based intervention to increase peer support of sexual assault survivors and reduce encouragement of drinking to cope within social networks of sororities. To test whether the intervention is feasible and shows preliminary signs of working, a pilot cluster randomized trial will be conducted. Sorority chapters will be recruited and randomly assigned to an intervention condition or an assessment-only condition. Individuals within each sorority will be recruited and complete a norm documentation survey. One month later, participants will complete a baseline survey, and if assigned to the intervention condition, will then receive the web-based ASSIST intervention, which will include normative feedback on values and drinking, psychoeducation about sexual assault recovery and the role of alcohol, and skills training in behaviors that can be used to support survivors without or while moderating heavy drinking. All participants will complete online follow-up surveys at 1-, 3-, and 6-months post-intervention.

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking in College

Study ID

NCT06570720

Start date

Oct 18, 2024

Status verified date

Feb, 2025

Completion date

Jun 30, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Chapter-Level Inclusion Criteria:

  • Greek organization of undergraduate women recognized by the Office of Fraternity \& Sorority Life with a physical house for chapter members
  • At least 80 active members

Individual-Level Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 years or older
  • Current student
  • Active member in a participating sorority chapter

Exclusion Criteria:

  • \[None\]

Study Design

Enrollment

600 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: ASSIST

Participants in this arm will receive online survey assessments as well as the behavioral intervention, ASSIST.

no intervention: Assessment-Only

Participants in this arm will only receive online survey assessments.

Interventions

Alcohol-focused Support of Survivors in Sororities Training (ASSIST)

A web-based intervention that includes sorority and individual values, personalized normative feedback (adapted to address sexual assault, support, and acceptability of encouraging peer drinking), psychoeducation on sexual assault and alcohol, and skills training in behaviors to support sexual assault survivors without heavy drinking.

Primary outcome measure

  • Perceived helpfulness [ Time Frame: Immediate post-intervention ]
  • Social Support [ Time Frame: Baseline; 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up ]
  • Alcohol use [ Time Frame: Baseline; 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up ]
  • Alcohol-related consequences [ Time Frame: Baseline; 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of Washington

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Contacts

Anna E Jaffe, PhD

2062210355ajaffe2@uw.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Washington

Last update posted

Feb 19, 2025

Last verified

Feb, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Washington on 2025-02-19.