Alcohol Intoxication Effects on Bystander Intervention

Overseen By Ruschelle M Leone, PhD

Age: 18 - 65

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Georgia State University

Must not be taking: Alcohol contraindicated medications

Disqualifiers: Alcohol treatment, Pregnancy, Weight, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

192 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this experimental study is to examine the effect of alcohol, gender, and bystander attitudes on bystander barriers and sexual violence intervention among young adult men and women (age 21-20). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does alcohol intoxication and gender influence bystander barriers and sexual violence intervention? * Does alcohol intoxication have a greater impact on bystander barriers and sexual violence intervention among men, compared to women? * Does alcohol intoxication have a greater impact on bystander barriers and sexual violence intervention among those with higher, compared to lower, prosocial bystander attitudes? Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two beverage conditions (alcohol or control beverage) and those assigned to alcohol will complete the study on either the ascending or descending alcohol limb. Participants will project themselves into a heat-of-the moment, risky sexual violence scenario that will assess bystander barriers and behavioral intentions. Researchers will compare those assigned to the alcohol and control beverage condition and men/women to see if this impacts bystander barriers and sexual violence intervention.

Research Team

Ruschelle M Leone, PhD

Principal Investigator

Georgia State University

Eligibility Criteria

This study is for men and women aged 21-30 who drink socially but aren't seeking treatment for alcohol or substance use disorders. They shouldn't have health conditions that make drinking unsafe, be pregnant or nursing, or at risk of pregnancy without effective contraception. Participants also need to meet specific height and weight criteria.

Inclusion Criteria

I am between 21 and 30 years old.

Report that on at least 3 days in the past year they have consumed an alcohol quantity on a single occasion that was equal or greater to the dose administered in the lab

Exclusion Criteria

Currently seeking treatment or in recovery for an alcohol or substance use disorder

A medical condition or medication use in which alcohol consumption is medically contraindicated

I am not pregnant, nursing, or have had unprotected sex recently.

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Alcohol Intoxication- Ascending Limb
• Alcohol Intoxication- Descending Limb
• No Alcohol Control

Trial Overview Researchers are testing how being drunk affects young adults' willingness to intervene in risky sexual situations. The study looks at the effects of gender and attitudes towards helping others on this behavior by comparing a no-alcohol group with groups having different levels of drunkenness.

Participant Groups

Group I: Alcohol Intoxication Experimental Treatment 2 Interventions

Participant will receive alcohol, the dose of which will be administered to result in a breath alcohol concentration of .08%.

Group II: No-Alcohol Control Active Control 1 Intervention

Participant will receive a no alcohol control beverage, therefore their breath alcohol concentration will be .00%.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Georgia State University

Lead Sponsor

Trials

71

Recruited

33,600+