Can a computer program and a parent handbook curb teen drinking?
NCT ID NCT07086508
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a web-based program called eCHECKUP TO GO, alone or combined with an electronic parent handbook, can reduce alcohol use and related problems in high school juniors and seniors. About 2,500 teens aged 15–18 and their parents participate from across the U.S. The study compares the programs against each other and a control group to see which approach works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- e-CHECKUP TO GO (web-based personalized feedback program) and e-Parent Intervention (electronic parent handbook)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could give schools and families a practical, scalable tool to reduce underage drinking and its negative consequences among older teens.
- What could go wrong
- The interventions rely on self-reported drinking and may not work for all teens. The trial is large but still a single study, so results need replication before broad recommendations.
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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 2,532 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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 65 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: * Teen is aged 15-18/Parent has a teen aged 15-18 * Parent and teen both consent (forming a dyad testing unit) * They are part of Ipsos' Knowledge Panel Exclusion Criteria: * Outside of the teen age range/Parent does not have a teen aged 15-18
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Binghamton University
RECRUITINGBinghamton, New York, 13902, United States
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