App teaches parents to curb teen sips before trouble starts
NCT ID NCT07683702
First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a digital app that coaches parents of 5th and 6th graders on how to discourage underage alcohol use. Many parents allow sips, which raises the risk of serious problems later. The study involves 4,000 parent-child pairs and measures teen drinking over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BIPAS Alcohol: a digital intervention (app) for parents
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this app could give parents a simple, scalable tool to reduce early alcohol use and its serious consequences in teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, so results depend on parent engagement; it may not work for all families or in all settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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.
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10 years and older
- 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: * Be age 18 or older and * Be the parent or guardian of a child in or entering 5th or 6th grade * Cohabitate part-time (averaging at least 2 days/week) or more with index child * Consent to being randomized to study arm * Be able to complete study activities in Spanish or English * Own or have regular access to a smartphone that can download apps * Be willing to turn on app notifications for the study app * Consent to having their child complete surveys privately Exclusion Criteria: * Another child from the same family/household is already participating
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