Study to reveal: does stress or social pressure make you drink more?
NCT ID NCT07390084
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at how feeling stressed and being with a friend influence people's decisions to drink alcohol. Researchers will have 160 regular drinkers choose between alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in different situations. The goal is to understand what drives drinking choices, which could help design better ways to prevent alcohol misuse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help explain why people drink more in certain situations, pointing toward better strategies for reducing harmful alcohol use.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational experiment, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to real-world drinking or to people with alcohol use disorders.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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21 to 50 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Drinking alcohol at least once a week * Consuming 4 (female) or 5 (male) drinks in one occasion at least once a month Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant or trying to become pregnant * Past or current treatment for alcohol use * Past or current medical condition that contraindicates alcohol use * Past or current reaction to alcohol that contraindicates alcohol use * Past or current medication that contraindicates alcohol use
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Washington
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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