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NCT03750838 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Alcohol Intervention for First Year College Students
A NA study, sponsored by University of North Texas Health Science Center.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 99
- Enrollment target
NCT03750838 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of North Texas Health Science Center. The registered enrollment target is 99 participants.
The verdict
NCT03750838, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of North Texas Health Science Center.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 99 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
While a large focus of research on U.S. college drinking has focused on the prevalence of and problems related to heavy-episodic drinking, less has focused on college students who are either abstainers or lighter drinkers (i.e., for men, drinking 4 or fewer drinks in two hours and 14 or fewer drinks per week; and for women drinking 3 or fewer in two hours and 7 or fewer drinks per week). Over 40% percent of college students ages 18-22 do not report drinking in the past month with only half of those engaging in regular heavy-episodic drinking. Research suggests that a significant proportion of students who were abstinent or light drinkers prior to and upon entering college initiate drinking and progress to becoming heavy-episodic drinkers. This provides evidence that the first few months of college is a high-risk time for initiating both drinking and heavy-episodic drinking and that delaying the onset of heavy-episodic drinking among light drinkers and abstainers should lead to reduced harms throughout the college years and young adulthood. Mobile phone-based interventions are an innovative method for reaching young people and have been established as an empirical approach towards addressing health issues, including alcohol use. The ultimate goal of this proposal is to develop, refine and pilot a text message (TM) intervention for abstainer and lighter drinking first year college students with the ultimate goal of delaying alcohol initiation and/or reducing alcohol use escalation. An iterative process of focus groups, intervention content development, and user feedback focused on the unique experiences of abstainers and lighter drinkers will inform the TM Intervention to be delivered in a pilot study with 6 weeks of TMs. The pilot study will include a 6 week post-intervention assessment, and 3, 6, and 9 month follow-ups among 100 incoming first year abstainer and lighter drinker college students. Given that reducing young adults' and college students' engagement in e
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Text Messaging Intervention
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 99 participants |
| Start Date | 2021-06-01 |
| Est. Completion | 2023-08-01 |
| Phase | NA |
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The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT03750838 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 99 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of North Texas Health Science Center, which has 21 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Text Messaging Intervention is the first listed.
NCT03750838 reports 0 study locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT03750838 about?
NCT03750838 is a clinical study titled "Alcohol Intervention for First Year College Students". While a large focus of research on U.S. college drinking has focused on the prevalence of and problems related to heavy-episodic drinking, less has focused on college students who are either abstainers or lighter drinkers (i.e., for men, drinking 4 or fewer drinks in two hours and 14 or fewer drinks...
What is the current status of trial NCT03750838?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 99 participants. The study started on 2021-06-01. Estimated completion is 2023-08-01.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03750838?
The interventions under investigation include: Text Messaging Intervention (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03750838?
This trial is sponsored by University of North Texas Health Science Center, which has 21 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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