Feldstein 2007.
Methods |
Design: RCT Follow‐up: 2 months Attrition: 7% |
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Participants |
Mean age (years): 18.6 Sex: 78.2% female N participants: 55 Allocation: n = 40 intervention; n = 15 control Setting: college campus with higher risk students Country: USA |
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Interventions |
Programme type: motivational interviewing Set‐up: single individual session Key components: MI with option of general info on alcohol use Duration: 45 min Control: assessment only |
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Outcomes |
Outcomes: binge drinking; alcohol‐related problems Measures: Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index; modification of Monitoring the Future study; Working Alliance Inventory; Motivational Interview Treatment Integrity coding system |
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Funding and Declared Conflicts of Interest | Funded by University Graduate funding scheme. No information or declarations about potential conflicts of interest | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Using a Statistical Package for the Social Sciences random numbers list |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to make a judgement |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Low attrition (7%) |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All expected outcomes reported |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not possible to blind participants to intervention. Insufficient information to make a judgement about blinding of therapists |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Undergraduate assistants blind to randomisation collected follow‐up data |
Unit of Analysis issues | Low risk | Not applicable |