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Text Messaging Intervention for Underage Alcohol Use

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Dana M Litt, PhD.
Research Sponsored by University of North Texas Health Science Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
willing to participate in focus groups at the University of North Texas
have a text messaging plan on their mobile phone
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 9 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trialaims to delay alcohol initiation & reduce escalation among abstainer & lighter-drinking college students through a text message intervention.

Eligible Conditions
  • Underage Alcohol Use

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You are comfortable attending group discussions at the University of North Texas.
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You need to have a text messaging plan for your mobile phone.
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You agreed to drink alcohol during the study.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~9 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 9 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
Acceptability and Feasibility-ratings of Text Message Content Areas
Acceptability-Number of Participants Who Found the Study Overall Favorable
Acceptability-proportion of Participants Who Would Recommend the Study
Secondary outcome measures
3 Month Alcohol Initiation (Number of Participants Who Initiated Drinking)
3 Month Alcohol Quantity (Number of Drinks)
6 Month Alcohol Initiation (Number of Participants Who Initiated Alcohol Use)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Text Messaging Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in the Text Messaging Intervention condition will be provided a predetermined number of messages per week (based partially on responses from Phase 2 focus group) for 6 weeks delivered on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, which are the most common days of the week that heavy drinking occurs as well as other days and times that focus group participants indicated would be the most helpful.
Group II: Assessment Only ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in the assessment only control will not receive any text messages, but will complete all survey assessments on the same schedule as the Text Message Intervention Group.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Text Messaging Intervention
2011
N/A
~690

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of North Texas Health Science CenterLead Sponsor
39 Previous Clinical Trials
20,073 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)NIH
791 Previous Clinical Trials
1,356,885 Total Patients Enrolled
Dana M Litt, PhD.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center

Frequently Asked Questions

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

To qualify for this experiment, does one have to be younger than 45 years old?

"The age range for participants in this medical trial is between 18 and 19, as stated explicitly in the inclusion criteria."

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Are additional participants being accepted into the trial at this time?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is not taking on new participants at the moment, as it was last updated in October of 2022 and initially posted in November 2019. Nonetheless, 252 other studies are actively seeking enrollees right now."

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Is it possible for me to become part of this medical study?

"This clinical research requires 100 participants who are between 18 and 19 years old and have a history of underage drinking."

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~26 spots leftby Mar 2025