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

NCT ID NCT07150156

Disease control Sponsor: HBSA Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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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

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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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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 1,200 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2025

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 and above * AUDIT screening score of 8 or more Exclusion Criteria: • Having been screened for alcohol use within the past 6 months

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alcohol abuse

As listed by the trial registrant

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Alcohol use disorder

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Friends for Life

    RECRUITING

    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • IMSS Bienestar

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico

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