Can a quick chat in a family planning clinic curb risky drinking and drug use?
NCT ID NCT05910580
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a program called SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) can help people reduce risky alcohol and drug use. About 400 adults visiting family planning clinics will either get SBIRT or usual care. Researchers will track changes in drinking, drug use, and related health outcomes over three months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical way to help people reduce risky alcohol and drug use during their reproductive years, improving overall health and well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage study with 400 participants, and the intervention is behavioral, so results may vary. It may not show a strong effect or be easily adopted in all clinics.
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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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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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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: * Over the age of 18 years * U.S. residing * Have internet access (own a computer or smart phone) * Screen positive to one or more risky alcohol and substance use behaviors as determined by our standardized abbreviated instruments Exclusion Criteria: * Not capable of communicating (reading, speaking, writing) in English or Spanish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Central Massachusetts Health Center
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01609, United States
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Greater Boston Health Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Metro West Health Center
RECRUITINGMarlborough, Massachusetts, 01752, United States
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Western Massachusetts Health Center
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Massachusetts, 01107, United States
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