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Can a smart drinking program curb binge drinking and drunk driving?

NCT ID NCT03262259

Prevention Sponsor: HBSA Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests a community program in six cities (compared to six similar cities) that combines doctor screenings, public awareness, and stricter law enforcement to reduce binge drinking, underage drinking, and alcohol-related crashes. Over 36,000 people aged 12 and older will be surveyed. The goal is to see if these combined efforts actually lower alcohol-related harms.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
multi-component behavioral intervention (screening, brief interventions, law enforcement)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a proven blueprint for cities to reduce alcohol-related crashes, injuries, and underage drinking.
What could go wrong
This is a large real-world study, not a controlled lab experiment. Results may vary by city, and it is hard to prove which specific component caused any changes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

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 36,000 people

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

Started

Sep 2017

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

12 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * At least 12 years old * Parental consent is be required if under 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Institutionalized individuals

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Binge Drinking Underage Drinking

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Binge drinking, underage drinking, drinking and driving, alcohol-related harms

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • HBSA

    RECRUITING

    Calverton, Maryland, 20705, United States