Efficacy of Brief Interventions to Reduce Comorbid Alcohol and Cannabis Misuse and Sleep Impairment in Young Adults (Rest-Up RCT)
University of Washington
Summary
This study is designed to evaluate an integrated intervention to reduce alcohol and marijuana use and consequences and improve sleep among young adults with comorbid heavy episodic drinking, marijuana use, and sleep impairment.
Description
This study is designed to evaluate an integrated brief intervention to reduce alcohol and cannabis use and consequences and improve sleep among young adults (YA) with comorbid heavy episodic drinking (HED), cannabis misuse, and sleep impairment. HED in YA is an important public health problem; consequences include accidental injury and death, academic/work problems, unsafe and unwanted sex, and development of alcohol use disorders. Many YA with HED also use cannabis and experience increased harm as a result. Sleep impairment is common and problematic among YA, identified as one of 5 leading ba…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–29 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must: 1) be 18-29 years old; 2) reside in Washington State; 3) have valid email address; 4) score on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) of 10 or higher, indicating at least a moderate score (score of 2 or more) on one or more of the first three items of the ISI measuring difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early; 5a) report at least two heavy drinking episodes (4+ drinks for women /gender diverse, 5+ for men in a 2-hour period) in the past month; or 5b) 1 heavy drinking occasion and at least 4 total drinking occasions in the past month…
Interventions
- BehavioralBrief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBTI)
Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBTI) focuses primarily on stimulus control and sleep restriction as well as sleep hygiene recommendations delivered over 2 in-person sessions and 2 brief telephone boosters and is designed to be implemented by nonspecialists in primary care or other non-clinical settings. The intervention is manualized, and clients utilize sleep diaries and workbook assignments to consolidate recommendations.
- BehavioralBrief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS)
Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) is a manualized brief intervention targeting alcohol use and consequences among high risk drinkers and includes both personalized feedback regarding drinking norms, consequences, and motives for drinking, as well as protective behavioral skills for reducing heavy episodic drinking and related consequences. BASICS is delivered in a motivational interviewing (MI) style (Miller \& Rollnick, 2002) to enhance intrinsic motivation to change drinking and implement protective behavioral strategies. BASICS has been adapted to target marijuana use and has been adapted for use with a variety of populations.
- BehavioralAttention Control
Attention Control is comprised of 4 weekly 20-minute check-ins with a study therapists regarding the daily monitoring and mood/functioning. Referrals for additional services will be provided as needed.
Location
- University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington