NCT05988931

Technology Interventions for Youth Alcohol Use

Comparing Scalable Technology-Driven Brief Intervention Packages for Youth Alcohol Use

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of two programs to prevent/reduce alcohol misuse among youth primary care patients. Depending on their study condition, youth will receive a brief web-based computer program or the web program + 8 weeks of supportive text messages. Parents/caregivers of youth are encouraged to use a freely available app to guide conversations with their child about drinking. This study will have significant impact by evaluating response to these scalable interventions which can be deployed widely in clinical care settings.

Conditions

• Alcohol Drinking

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Web Program + App	Youth receive a brief interactive web program made available online to prevent alcohol misuse. The parent/caregiver app addresses monitoring and skill building for parents to communicate with the child about preventing underage drinking and drug use.
BEHAVIORAL	Web Program + App + Text Messages	Youth receive a brief interactive web program made available online to prevent alcohol misuse. This is followed by 8 weeks of supportive text messages. The parent/caregiver app addresses monitoring and skill building for parents to communicate with the child about preventing underage drinking and drug use.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-25
• Primary completion: 2027-09-01
• Completion: 2027-09-01
• First posted: 2023-08-14
• Last updated: 2025-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States