Alcohol Consumption Awareness for Breast Cancer

(B-Track Trial)

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Overseen ByThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Age: 18 - 65
Sex: Female
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This randomized trial aims to test the effects of co-created breast cancer counter marketing intervention messages for reducing alcohol consumption and impacting awareness and beliefs about the breast cancer risks from alcohol consumption in young adult women.

Who Is on the Research Team?

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Darren Mays, MPH, PhD

Principal Investigator

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for young adult women aged 18-25 who drink alcohol, are not pregnant, and live in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, or New Jersey. They must be able to read and write English and have a smartphone with texting capabilities. Some participants will need an iPhone to use the BACTrack sensor.

Inclusion Criteria

I can read, write, and speak English fluently.
I have consumed alcohol at least once in the last 30 days.
I am not pregnant and do not plan to become pregnant.
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Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Intervention

Participants receive co-created intervention content about alcohol as a risk factor for breast cancer or control content about skin cancer risk and prevention

6 weeks
Content delivered twice a week via text messages

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in alcohol consumption and beliefs about breast cancer risks

12 weeks
Assessments at end of intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention, and 12 weeks post-intervention

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk Messages
  • Breast Cancer Risk Messages

Trial Overview

The study tests how effective custom-made messages about breast cancer risks associated with drinking can reduce alcohol consumption among young women. It's a randomized trial where some get skin cancer risk messages while others receive alcohol and breast cancer risk messages.

How Is the Trial Designed?

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Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: ControlExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Co-created MessagesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lead Sponsor

Trials
350
Recruited
295,000+

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Collaborator

Trials
79
Recruited
40,500+