Behavioral Economic and Wellness-based Approaches for Reducing Alcohol Use and Consequences Among Emerging Adults
Running, not enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Alcohol Abuse
In brief
The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention approach for non-student emerging adults that attempts to reduce alcohol use by decreasing stress and increasing engagement in positive and goal-directed activities that provide meaningful alternatives to alcohol use.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04776278
- Run by
- University of Memphis
- People needed
- 525
- Starts
- 2022-01-17
- Expected to finish
- 2026-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-09-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 to 29 years old
- Not a current student or graduate of a 4-year college with no plans to enroll in a 4-year college in the upcoming semester
- Stable domicile and contact information
- Fluent English speaker
- Adequate literacy (>9th grade reading ability)
- Two or more heavy episodic drinking episodes in the past month (>5/4 standard drinks for males/ females) or exceeding NIAAA guidelines for high risk drinking (>14/7 drinks per week for men/women).
You may not qualify if…
- Current/past psychosis
- Current self-initiated AUD/SUD treatment
- Weekly or greater nonmedical use of prescription drugs or illegal drugs except cannabis
- Risk for alcohol withdrawal as evidenced by either 1) a recent history of alcohol withdrawal symptoms (tremors, anxiety, hallucinations, and seizures that occur after stopping drinking) or 2) very heavy weekly drinking reports on the alcohol screener (> 40 standard drinks in a typical week in the past month, a value that is > 2 standard deviations above the average drinks per week level observed in our previous brief alcohol intervention studies).
Where it is running
- University of Memphis — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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