Community-based alcohol education intervention (THEATRE) study to reduce harmful effects of alcohol in rural Sri Lanka: design and adaptation of a mixed-methods stepped wedge cluster randomised control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alcohol consumption is a leading cause of mortality, morbidity and adverse social sequelae in Sri Lanka. Effective community-based, culturally adapted or context-specific interventions are required to minimise these harms. We designed a mixed-methods stepped wedge cluster randomised control trial of a complex alcohol intervention. This paper describes the initial trial protocol and subsequent modifications following COVID-19.

Methods and analysis

We aimed to recruit 20 villages (approximately n=4000) in rural Sri Lanka. The proposed intervention consisted of health screening clinics, alcohol brief intervention, participatory drama, film, and public health promotion materials to be delivered over 12 weeks.Following disruptions to the trial resulting from the East

SUBMITTER: Pearson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276966 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature