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Can an app replace face-to-face counseling for risky drinking?

NCT ID NCT07150156

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: HBSA Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study compares an electronic brief intervention delivered via an app to a traditional face-to-face brief intervention for people with unhealthy alcohol use. Researchers will enroll 1,200 adults in Mexico and South Africa who score 8 or higher on an alcohol screening test. Participants will receive either the app-based or in-person intervention, and their drinking habits will be tracked over 6 months to see if the app works just as well.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
brief intervention (behavioral: personal feedback and guidance to reduce alcohol use)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that an app-based approach is just as effective as in-person counseling for reducing risky drinking, making help more accessible.
What could go wrong
This is a non-inferiority trial, so it may only show the app is not worse than in-person, not necessarily better. Results may not apply to other settings or populations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alcohol abuse

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

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    RECRUITING

    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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  • IMSS Bienestar

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico

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