New app aims to help people cut down on drinking
NCT ID NCT07221383
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a web-based program called Let's Do Addiction Recovery Together! (LDART) for adults with alcohol use disorder. Participants use the website to set daily goals, watch motivational messages from people in recovery, and find local support groups. The study will see if the program is easy to use and whether it helps reduce drinking compared to a control group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Let's Do Addiction Recovery Together! (LDART) - a web-based intervention with goal setting, motivational messages, and recovery group info
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, accessible digital tool to help people reduce hazardous drinking and support recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (80 participants) focused on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. The intervention is web-based, so engagement may vary, and results may not generalize beyond Connecticut.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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: * Currently reside in Connecticut, USA * Have a smartphone that can send and receive text messages and have internet access that can be access over the course of a month * Had ≥5 heavy drinking days (defined as ≥4 or ≥5 drinks in one sitting for women and men, respectively) in the past 28 days * Alcohol Symptom Checklist ≥4, indicating moderate/severe AUD * Have some self-reported desire to cut down or quit drinking Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent, as assessed by the consent quiz * Unable to speak, read, or write in English * Vulnerable population status * Unlikely to be able to complete study procedures in the next 2-3 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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