Text messages may help young adults drink less to cope with stress

NCT ID NCT05074030

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Butler Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a program that combines personalized feedback with text messages to help young adults (ages 18-25) who drink to cope with anxiety or depression. Participants were in a psychiatric partial hospitalization program and drank heavily. The program aimed to reduce drinking and improve coping. The study involved 60 people and compared the new program to a simpler feedback-only approach.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: personalized feedback and text-message intervention
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a practical, low-cost way to help young adults reduce harmful drinking and cope better with negative emotions.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest or short-lived.

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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

Locations

Butler Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States

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