Mobile Alcohol Use Intervention

NCT ID: NCT07126613

Last Updated: 2026-01-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-29

Study Completion Date

2026-01-06

Brief Summary

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This study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile health intervention to reduce alcohol use and related consequences among young adults. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive access to the mobile health intervention or receive only generic study surveys. Participants will receive text message surveys sent to their personal cellphone for 4 weeks per their assigned trial arm. All participants will receive a post-survey 30 days after their final weekly survey text.

Detailed Description

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This study aims to determine whether a mobile health intervention to reduce alcohol use and related consequences is acceptable and feasible among young adults who engage in high-intensity drinking (HID; 8+/10+ drinks per drinking occasion for females/males, respectively). The investigators aim to recruit 40 adults between 18-25 years of age who report at least one HID episode in the past 30 days.

After providing informed consent, participants will be randomly assigned to receive the mobile health intervention or control surveys only.

Participants will attend one online study visit to enroll in the study and be assigned to their study arm. All subsequent study activities will be completed asynchronously. Participants will then receive text message prompts and/or surveys to their personal cellphone either Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday for four consecutive weeks. Participants will receive a post-test survey 30 days after their final weekly survey.

Conditions

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Alcohol Misuse

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Mobile Health Intervention

Participants will receive access to the mobile health intervention. This includes access to an online dashboard which includes a drink counter, ability to track the number of drinks consumed over the course of the study, ability to set drinking-related goals for oneself, and alcohol-related resources. Participants in the intervention will also receive tailored messages during drinking episodes which target contextual factors to reduce alcohol use.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile Health Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use Among Young Adults

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The mobile just-in-time adaptive intervention consists of 1) a digital participant dashboard and 2) tailored messages delivered to the participant's cellphone addressing the individual and ecological contexts of alcohol use.

The web-based intervention dashboard includes: 1) a drink counter for participants to log the number and type of drinks (e.g., beer, wine, mixed drink) they consume in a drinking occasion; 2) a calendar which summarizes the number of days on which a participant has consumed alcohol and the number of drinks consumed over the study period, broken out by drink type; 3) a log where participants can set drinking-related goals and update their progress on those goals; and 4) national and local substance use resources.

Participants will receive messages tailored to their drinking situation and ecological context during high-risk drinking times.

No-contact control

Participants will receive only morning surveys and the 30-day post-test survey.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mobile Health Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use Among Young Adults

The mobile just-in-time adaptive intervention consists of 1) a digital participant dashboard and 2) tailored messages delivered to the participant's cellphone addressing the individual and ecological contexts of alcohol use.

The web-based intervention dashboard includes: 1) a drink counter for participants to log the number and type of drinks (e.g., beer, wine, mixed drink) they consume in a drinking occasion; 2) a calendar which summarizes the number of days on which a participant has consumed alcohol and the number of drinks consumed over the study period, broken out by drink type; 3) a log where participants can set drinking-related goals and update their progress on those goals; and 4) national and local substance use resources.

Participants will receive messages tailored to their drinking situation and ecological context during high-risk drinking times.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18-25
* Experience at least one high-intensity drinking episode in the past 30 days
* Able to read and write in English
* Consent to receiving text messages to personal cellphone
* No current history of substance use treatment in the past 12 months
* Did not participate in the Aim 2 technical field trial of the intervention

Exclusion Criteria

* Under 18 or over 25
* Did not experience at least one high-intensity drinking episode in the past 30 days
* Unable to read and write in English
* Does not consent to receive text messages to personal cellphone
* Current or history of substance use treatment in the past 12 months
* Participated in the Aim 2 technical field trial of the intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Melissa J Cox, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Locations

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Rosenau Hall

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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K01AA028540

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

25-1872

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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