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Text Message Interventions for Binge Drinking (TRAM Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Brian Suffoletto

Research Sponsored by Stanford University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 2 months

Awards & highlights

TRAM Trial Summary

This trial aims to reduce binge drinking in young adults using text messaging to give goal support and peer coaching. It'll track results over 6- and 12-weeks to see if it's effective.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for young adult English readers who own a mobile phone with SMS and engage in hazardous drinking, defined as having 5 or more drinks in one day for men, and 4 or more for women at least once in the past year. They should be considering reducing their alcohol intake.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if text messages can help reduce binge drinking. Participants will receive either weekly Goal Support (GS) texts or GS plus Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS). The impact on alcohol consumption will be measured after 6 and 12 weeks.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves behavioral interventions through texting, there are no direct medical side effects. However, participants may experience stress or anxiety related to changing their drinking habits.

TRAM Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 2 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~2 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

The % of SMS queries with valid responses

The % of participants who at least agree that the SMS program helped them reduce their drinking

The % of participants who complete both 6- and 12-week web-based assessments

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Secondary outcome measures

# Alcohol negative consequences

# Binge drinking days

Alcohol negative consequences

+2 more

TRAM Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Goal Support (GS)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions

Each week for 6-weeks, GS group participants will compete identical weekly text message assessments to the control group and receive further prompts and tailored feedback and support focused on weekly drinking limit goal commitment & confidence assessments and subsequently receive tailored feedback on goal success to either bolster future goal striving or reframe goal failure.

Group II: GS + Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS)Experimental Treatment3 Interventions

Each week for 6-weeks, CCPS group participants will compete identical weekly text message assessments and feedback to GS plus additionally will receive weekly motivation and strategies to enlist peer support during drinking episodes.

Group III: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Each week for 6-weeks, control group participants will receive the following weekly text message assessments (without receiving any feedback or support): (1) Thursdays (3pm): weekend plans to drink and desire to get drunk; (2) Sundays (12pm): most drinks consumed on any weekend day and peer pressure to drink.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Control

2011

Completed Phase 4

~15780

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor

2,390 Previous Clinical Trials

17,340,637 Total Patients Enrolled

Brian SuffolettoPrincipal InvestigatorStanford University

Media Library

Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05864235 — N/A

Alcohol Consumption Research Study Groups: Control, Goal Support (GS), GS + Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS)

Alcohol Consumption Clinical Trial 2023: Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05864235 — N/A

Coaching for Context-specific Peer Support (CCPS) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05864235 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Might I qualify to join this clinical trial?

"To take part in this medical research, applicants must have a history of alcohol consumption and be between 18 to 25 years old. The total number of participants being recruited is 90 individuals."

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Does this trial cater to individuals aged 55 and up?

"The age range for this trial is 18 to 25 years old. For those younger than the specified age, there are 20 trials available and 176 studies have been established with an upper limit of 65 years or older."

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Are there vacancies for this research endeavor?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this particular trial is not currently recruiting patients and has been inactive since May 8th of 2023. However, there are 267 other medical trials actively enrolling participants at the moment."

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What objectives has this trial set out to accomplish?

"This medical trial, which will run for 2 months, is designed to measure the percentage of participants that finish both 6 and 12 week web-based assessments. Secondary objectives include calculating binge drinking days according to TLFB 30 day calendar data, ascertaining mean drinks per drinking day through TLFB 30 day calendar analytics, as well as garnering B-YAACQ responses regarding alcohol related negative consequences."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse Pilot Trial

Brian Suffoletto 2023. "Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse Pilot Trial". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05864235.