The “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions

Gillian W. Shorter; Jeremy W Bray; Nick Heather; Anne H Berman; Emma L Giles; Mike Clarke; Carolina Barbosa; Amy J O'Donnell; Aisha Holloway; Heleen Riper; Jean-Bernard Daeppen; Maristela G Monteiro; Richard Saitz; Jennifer McNeely; Lela McKnight-Eily; Alex Cowell; Paul Toner; Dorothy Newbury-Birch

doi:10.15288/jsad.2021.82.638

The “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions

Gillian W. Shorter, Jeremy W Bray, Nick Heather, Anne H Berman, Emma L Giles, Mike Clarke, Carolina Barbosa, Amy J O'Donnell, Aisha Holloway, Heleen Riper, Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Maristela G Monteiro, Richard Saitz, Jennifer McNeely, Lela McKnight-Eily, Alex Cowell, Paul Toner, Dorothy Newbury-Birch

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Abstract

Objective:
The purpose of this study was to report the “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) recommended core outcome set (COS) to improve efficacy and effectiveness trials/evaluations for alcohol brief interventions (ABIs).

Method:
A systematic review identified 2,641 outcomes in 401 ABI articles measured by 1,560 different approaches. These outcomes were classified into outcome categories, and 150 participants from 19 countries participated in a two-round e-Delphi outcome prioritization exercise. This process prioritized 15 of 93 outcome categories for discussion at a consensus meeting of key stakeholders to decide the COS. A psychometric evaluation determined how to measure the outcomes.

Results:
Ten outcomes were voted into the COS at the consensus meeting: (a) typical frequency, (b) typical quantity, (c) frequency of heavy episodic drinking, (d) combined consumption measure summarizing alcohol use, (e) hazardous or harmful drinking (average consumption), (f) standard drinks consumed in the past week (recent, current consumption), (g) alcohol-related consequences, (h) alcohol-related injury, (i) use of emergency health care services (impact of alcohol use), and (j) quality of life.

Conclusions:
The ORBITAL COS is an international consensus standard for future ABI trials and evaluations. It can improve the synthesis of new findings, reduce redundant/selective reporting (i.e., reporting only some, usually significant outcomes), improve between-study comparisons, and enhance the relevance of trial and evaluation findings to decision makers. The COS is the recommended minimum and does not exclude other, additional outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	638-646
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Volume	82
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2021.82.638 https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2021.82.638
Publication status	Published - 19 Sept 2021

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Open Science - Yes
Funding Information: This study was supported by Alcohol Research UK (Research Innovation Grant Number: R2016/04).

Keywords

alcohol brief intervention
screening and brief intervention
consensus methods
core outocme sets
consensus standards
hazardous drinking
alcohol
harmful drinking
public health
health psychology

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Crafting the international standard: Establishing and implementing core outcome measures for alcohol brief interventions
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Measuring change from alcohol brief interventions: development of an international consensus core outcome set: full report
Shorter, G. W., Heather, N., Bray, J. W., Berman, A. H., Giles, E. L., Clarke, M., Barbosa, C., O'Donnell, A. J., Holloway, A. & Newbury-Birch, D., 03 Jan 2023, Alcohol Change UK. 65 p.
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Bray, J., Shorter, G., Heather, N., Berman, A. H., Giles, E., Clark, M., Barbosa, C., O'Donnell, A., Holloway, A., Riper, H., Daeppen, J.-B., Monteiro, M., Saitz, R., McNeely, J., McKnight-Eily, L., Cowell, A., Toner, P. & Newbury-birch, D., 31 Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 30, p. S5-S6 137.
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Shorter, G. W., Bray, J. W., Heather, N., Berman, A. H., Giles, E. L., Clarke, M., Barbosa, C., O'Donnell, A. J., Holloway, A., Riper, H., Daeppen, J.-B., Monteiro, M. G., Saitz, R., McNeely, J., McKnight-Eily, L., Cowell, A., Toner, P., & Newbury-Birch, D. (2021). The “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82(5), 638-646. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2021.82.638, https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2021.82.638

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Shorter GW, Bray JW, Heather N, Berman AH, Giles EL, Clarke M et al. The “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2021 Sept 19;82(5):638-646. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.638, 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.638

The “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions

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Crafting the international standard: Establishing and implementing core outcome measures for alcohol brief interventions

Measuring change from alcohol brief interventions: development of an international consensus core outcome set: full report

The outcome reporting in alcohol brief intervention trials (orbital) core outcome set

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