biostudies-literatureGiles ELMedical Research CouncilNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)Public Health Research Programmee012474https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5223663biostudies-literatureUnknown6(12)<h4>Introduction</h4>Drinking has adverse impacts on health, well-being, education and social outcomes for adolescents. Adolescents in England are among the heaviest drinkers in Europe. Recently, the proportion of adolescents who drink alcohol has fallen, although consumption among those who do drink has actually increased. This trial seeks to investigate how effective and efficient an alcohol brief intervention is with 11-15 years olds to encourage lower alcohol consumption.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This is an individually randomised two-armed trial incorporating a control arm of usual school-based practice and a leaflet on a healthy lifestyle (excl. alcohol), and an intervention arm that combines usual practice with a 30 min brief intervention delivered by school learning mentors and BMJ openMulticentre individual randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol.PMC5223663HTA/13/86/03RP-PG-0609-10162G0701681G070181813/117/02PHR/13/117/0213/86/03MR/K02325X/1McColl ECoulton STodd LBoniface SFrankham JStamp EAlbani VNewbury-Birch DMcGovern RTate LStanley GHowe NScott SHendrie NDeluca PFerguson JSumnall HGilvarry EVale LHowel DDrummond CKaner EGiles ELMcGeechan GJfalseMulticentre individual randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol.<h4>Introduction</h4>Drinking has adverse impacts on health, well-being, education and social outcomes for adolescents. Adolescents in England are among the heaviest drinkers in Europe. Recently, the proportion of adolescents who drink alcohol has fallen, although consumption among those who do drink has actually increased. This trial seeks to investigate how effective and efficient an alcohol brief intervention is with 11-15 years olds to encourage lower alcohol consumption.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This is an individually randomised two-armed trial incorporating a control arm of usual school-based practice and a leaflet on a healthy lifestyle (excl. alcohol), and an intervention arm that combines usual practice with a 30 min brief intervention delivered by school learning mentors and 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2016 Dec2026-07-16T00:10:03.457Z2026-07-09T10:26:16.217ZS-EPMC52236632801180710.1136/bmjopen-2016-012474