Clinical trial · Interventional
Increasing Knowledge of Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer Among Women Attending Breast Screening Services
A Brief Intervention to Increase Knowledge of Alcohol as a Breast Cancer Risk Factor Among Women Attending Breast Screening Services (Health4Her): A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
NCT04715516CI-TRIAL-00056958Health4HercompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for breast cancer in women, yet this is not widely understood by health practitioners or policy makers, let alone the general population. The investigators aim to test the effects of a targeted alcohol and lifestyle brief intervention for women attending breast screening services, to improve knowledge of alcohol as a risk factor for breast cancer and reduce harmful alcohol use.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Consumption | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol brief intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| lifestyle health promotion | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- alcohol brief intervention + lifestyle health promotion
- description
- The intervention arm will receive 4 minutes of alcohol brief intervention, and 3 minutes of lifestyle health promotion (physical activity; maintaining a healthy weight), to increase knowledge of how to improve women's health and reduce breast cancer risk. Alcohol and lifestyle information will be delivered by way of an animation on an iPad. Participant responses to questions about current alcohol use will branch to personalised feedback consistent with level of alcohol consumption (i.e. drinking within or above current Australian Alcohol Guidelines). Take-home pamphlets - a pamphlet summarising the alcohol information presented during the animation, and a pamphlet on nutrition to maintain a healthy weight, will be provided.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: alcohol brief intervention
- Behavioral: lifestyle health promotion
- type
- OTHER
- label
- lifestyle health promotion, not inclusive of alcohol information
- description
- The control arm will receive 3 minutes of lifestyle health promotion (physical activity; maintaining a healthy weight) to increase knowledge of how to improve women's health and reduce breast cancer risk, not inclusive of alcohol information. Lifestyle information will be delivered by way of an animation on an iPad. Take-home pamphlet - a pamphlet on nutrition to maintain a healthy weight will be provided.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
- Maximum age
- 74 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * female * attending breast screening service for a routine mammography * 40-74 years * English as a first language or fluent * regular access to a telephone * able to provide informed consent to participate * any level of alcohol consumption (including non-drinkers) Exclusion Criteria: * hearing impairment sufficient to prohibit a telephone interview * pregnancy * not able to read or comprehend English to provide informed consent or receive the brief intervention
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDGrigg J, Manning V, Lockie D, Giles M, Bell RJ, Stragalinos P, Bernard C, Greenwood CJ, Volpe I, Smith L, Bragge P, Lubman DI. A brief intervention for improving alcohol literacy and reducing harmful alcohol use by women attending a breast screening service: a randomised controlled trial. Med J Aust. 2023 Jun 19;218(11):511-519. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51991. Epub 2023 May 29. PMID 37247850
- DERIVEDGrigg J, Manning V, Lockie D, Giles M, Bell R, Stragalinos P, Bernard C, Volpe I, Greenwood CJ, Smith L, Bragge P, Lubman DI. A Brief Intervention for Improving Alcohol Literacy and Addressing Harmful Alcohol Use Among Women Attending an Australian Breast Screening Service (Health4her): Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Mar 30;12:e44867. doi: 10.2196/44867. PMID 36995739