Can a text message app curb binge drinking in young adults?
NCT ID NCT07126613
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mobile health app designed to help young adults aged 18-25 reduce heavy drinking. 40 participants were randomly assigned to use the app or just complete surveys. Over 4 weeks, they received text message surveys to track drinking and engagement. The goal was to see if the app was satisfying and easy to use, not to cure or prevent alcohol misuse long-term.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-25 * Experience at least one high-intensity drinking episode in the past 30 days * Able to read and write in English * Consent to receiving text messages to personal cellphone * No current history of substance use treatment in the past 12 months * Did not participate in the Aim 2 technical field trial of the intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 or over 25 * Did not experience at least one high-intensity drinking episode in the past 30 days * Unable to read and write in English * Does not consent to receive text messages to personal cellphone * Current or history of substance use treatment in the past 12 months * Participated in the Aim 2 technical field trial of the intervention
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rosenau Hall
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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