Can mindfulness and parent talks keep college drinking in check?
NCT ID NCT05712382
First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether adding a maintenance enhancement program to a standard brief counseling session helps college students who violated alcohol policy keep their drinking at safer levels. All participants receive the brief motivational interview, and some also get extra components like mindfulness techniques, problem-solving for risky situations, strategies to recover from heavy drinking episodes, and a handbook for parents. The study measures drinking intentions, confidence in resisting heavy drinking, and parent-student communication. The goal is to see if these extra tools help students maintain changes after the initial intervention.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A maintenance enhancement intervention with four behavioral components: mindfulness for coping with negative emotions, problem-solving risky situations, recovering from slips, and a parent handbook encouraging communication about alcohol use.
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical way to help college students sustain safer drinking habits after a brief counseling session.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so the results may not apply broadly. The extra components might not add much beyond the standard brief intervention, and the study relies on self-reported intentions and confidence.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Student participants must meet the following eligibility criteria: * Currently enrolled student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst * First time violator of the university alcohol policy * Mandated to complete the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) intervention * Minimum age 18 Parent participants must meet the following eligibility criteria: • The parent or guardian of students who meet all of the student participant criteria Exclusion Criteria: • None.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tobin Hall
Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003, United States
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