Can a smart storytelling app curb teen drinking?

NCT ID NCT04110756

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 34 times

Summary

This study is testing a web-based tool called CHANGEGRADIENTS that uses machine learning to create personalized, interactive stories for teens. The goal is to help 200 adolescents aged 15-17 who already drink alcohol to understand the risks and make safer choices. The tool is designed to be used during routine doctor visits and aims to improve self-efficacy and reduce risky drinking behaviors.

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Contacts and locations

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  • University of California San Francisco Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Clinic

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    San Francisco, California, 94107, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

CHANGEGRADIENTS web-based behavior change tool

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a new way to help teens make healthier choices about alcohol using personalized, interactive stories.

What could go wrong

This is an early-stage study testing a new approach, so it may not lead to lasting behavior change. The results may not apply to all teens or settings.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Adolescent Behavior Alcohol Drinking neoplasm Risk-Taking

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.