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Texting for help: can smartphones curb problem drinking in the ER?

NCT ID NCT05350878

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: UConn Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at how to get emergency departments to offer text-messaging support to patients who drink too much. Researchers worked with 344 patients and staff to find out what helps or hinders adopting this approach. The goal was to learn how to make these programs work in real-world, busy ER settings.

What this could mean

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Active substance
text-messaging intervention
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show how to make text-based alcohol support programs more widely available in busy emergency rooms.
What could go wrong
This is an implementation study, not a treatment trial. It measures how well the program is adopted, not whether it reduces drinking.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

228 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2023

Finished

Dec 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Patient Inclusion Criteria * Emergency department patient at one of the participating sites * 18 years or older * English-language fluency * Owing a text-capable phone Staff Inclusion Criteria: * Emergency department staff and providers who work in the intervention sites * Employed full or part time by the participating health system Exclusion Criteria: None

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Conditions

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Alcohol Drinking

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Alcohol drinking

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Northwell Health

    New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States

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