New study tests Stress-Reduction approach to curb binge drinking in young adults
NCT ID NCT04776278
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a behavioral program for 18- to 29-year-olds who are not in college and drink heavily. The program combines a brief counseling session with wellness activities to reduce stress and offer alternatives to alcohol. Researchers will track changes in drinking and related problems over 12 months in 525 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Brief Alcohol Intervention (BAI) – a behavioral counseling session
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a practical, low-cost way to help young adults cut back on heavy drinking and avoid alcohol-related problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single behavioral intervention with no drug involved, so effects may be modest. The study relies on self-reported drinking, which can be inaccurate, and results may not apply to all young adults.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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
-
About 525 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
-
May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 to 29 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 to 29 years old * Not a current student or graduate of a 4-year college with no plans to enroll in a 4-year college in the upcoming semester * Stable domicile and contact information * Fluent English speaker * Adequate literacy (\>9th grade reading ability) * Two or more heavy episodic drinking episodes in the past month (\>5/4 standard drinks for males/ females) or exceeding NIAAA guidelines for high risk drinking (\>14/7 drinks per week for men/women). Exclusion Criteria: * Current/past psychosis * Current self-initiated AUD/SUD treatment * Weekly or greater nonmedical use of prescription drugs or illegal drugs except cannabis * Risk for alcohol withdrawal as evidenced by either 1) a recent history of alcohol withdrawal symptoms (tremors, anxiety, hallucinations, and seizures that occur after stopping drinking) or 2) very heavy weekly drinking reports on the alcohol screener (\> 40 standard drinks in a typical week in the past month, a value that is \> 2 standard deviations above the average drinks per week level observed in our previous brief alcohol intervention studies).
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Alcohol abuse are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, 38152, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- A text a day: could smartphone prompts curb HIV risk?
- Can a probiotic shield the liver from alcohol damage?
- Substance use linked to worse social and clinical outcomes in severe mental illness
- Put your money where your drink is: study tests deposit contracts to curb heavy drinking
- Blood test for heavy drinkers put to the test – but study pulled
- New program aims to help men with HIV in fishing communities cut alcohol and boost treatment success