AI-Powered storytelling aims to curb teen drinking
NCT ID NCT04110756
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a web-based tool called ChangeGradients that uses machine learning to create personalized stories for teens who drink alcohol. The goal is to help them understand the risks and make healthier choices. Researchers are recruiting 200 adolescents aged 15-17 who currently drink and are coming in for a check-up at UCSF clinics. The tool will be used during the visit, and teens will be asked about their drinking and confidence to avoid alcohol in different situations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ChangeGradients web-based behavioral tool
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a scalable, personalized way to help teens reduce risky drinking during routine clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study testing a new approach, not a proven treatment. The tool may not change behavior more than standard advice, and results may not apply to all teens.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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15 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Adolescents between the ages of 15 and 17 years of age * Report current alcohol use * Presenting for a well-visit at UCSF Pediatric primary care clinics (the Mt. Zion Pediatric Primary Care Practices at UCSF and The Adolescent/Young Adult Clinic at UCSF) Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speakers
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California San Francisco Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Clinic
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94107, United States
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