New app aims to curb binge drinking and pot use among college students
NCT ID NCT07339150
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a smartphone app called MiREA-AC designed to help college students who have been mandated to reduce their alcohol and cannabis use. The app provides personalized feedback on their consumption and social norms. Researchers will enroll 150 students to see if the app is easy to use and helps change behavior.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smartphone app (MiREA-AC) based on brief motivational interventions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an accessible, scalable tool to help college students reduce heavy drinking and cannabis use.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pilot study with only 150 participants, focused on usability and feasibility. The app may not lead to lasting behavior change or work for all students.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 26 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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Inclusion Criteria: * College student, alcohol consumption in past 90 days Exclusion Criteria: * non-college student, no alcohol use in the past 90 days
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of North Carolina, Charlotte
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28223, United States
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University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGColumbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States
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