Principal Investigator (PI): Georgiana Wilton, PhD

PI Department: University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine

Project Study Title: FASD Prevention and Intervention Project

Intervention Component: The Healthy Choices Project

Summary of Study: To test the efficacy of a telephone-based versus a face-to-face brief intervention protocol in reducing the risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies in 180 participating women ages 18 - 44 in a nine-county region of southern Wisconsin.

Objective: Women in participating clinics will be asked to complete an embedded alcohol and contraceptive questionnaire upon checking in for a routing appointment. Women who meet eligibility requirements will be invited to participate in a telephone-based health interview with a project researcher. Consenting women who meet eligibility based on this more in-depth screen will be randomized into either a telephone-based brief intervention group or an in-person brief intervention group.

DFM Clinic(s): Any Clinic choosing to participate

DFM Faculty Contact: Georgiana Wilton, PhD

Study Contact Person:
Georgiana Wilton, PhD
(608)262-6590
georgiana.wilton@fammed.wisc.edu

Date of Approval: March 2006

Dates of Study: Ongoing

Study Implications: Potential benefits include the receipt of brief counseling intervention to encourage change in at-risk alcohol and contraceptive use and the provision of resource and referral information for other health concerns. Subjects may earn a financial incentive of up to $150.