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New Anxiety-Focused program aims to curb binge drinking on campus

NCT ID NCT06885320

Symptom relief Sponsor: Ohio State University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a behavioral program called IMPROVE to help college students who drink heavily and feel anxious. The program teaches skills to handle anxiety and uncertainty without turning to alcohol. Forty students took part, and researchers checked if the program was easy to use and if it helped reduce drinking.

What this could mean

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Active substance
IMPROVE behavioral intervention
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug way to help college students manage anxiety and cut down on heavy drinking.
What could go wrong
This was a very small, early feasibility study with only 40 participants. The results may not apply to all students, and the program may not reduce drinking in larger, more diverse groups.

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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

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2025

Finished

Dec 2025

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 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * report elevated psychological distress (i.e., Kessler Psychological Distress Scale scores \>12) * engage in heavy drinking behaviors (i.e., 15 drinks per week for biological males and 8 drinks per week for biological females) * age 18 or older * can read and comprehend English * has access to a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * limited mental competency/inability to give informed consent * current comorbid moderate to severe substance use disorder other than nicotine

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alcohol abuse Alcohol Drinking Alcohol Drinking in College anxiety anxiety disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Alcohol use Anxiety College drinking

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

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