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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: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of North Texas Health Science Center.
NCT03750838 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of North Texas Health Science Center. The registered enrollment target is 99 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
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
Primary Outcome
Item assessing whether participants found the study overall favorable as measured at 6-week follow-up.
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 |
What the finished NCT03750838 record still lists
NCT03750838 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 99 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Text Messaging Intervention is the first listed.
NCT03750838 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
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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How this trial's enrollment target compares
Where NCT03750838's enrollment target sits among peer trials
99 920th of 2000 higher than 1,079 of 2,000 other NA trials
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08
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