A Brief Intervention for Young Adult Substance Users With Interpersonal Trauma

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Conditions studied: Heavy Drinking, Alcohol Drinking, Substance Use, Drinking Behavior

In brief

This proposal seeks to improve a mobile-based brief intervention for young adults who engage in heavy alcohol use and have experienced interpersonal trauma. The enhancement involves incorporating adaptive coping strategies to address trauma-related distress and engaging peer coaches following the intervention to support sustained treatment effects. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the enhanced intervention with peer coaching or a standard version of the brief intervention. Follow-up assessments will be conducted at 3 and 6 months after the intervention. The research team expects that the trauma-informed and peer-supported brief intervention (TIPS-BI) will have low dropout rates, be well-received by participants, and lead to greater reductions in alcohol use than the standard brief intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07118826

Run by

Western Kentucky University

People needed

0

Starts

2025-09-01

Expected to finish

2027-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 to 29
• Ability to speak and understand English
• Access to a cell phone
• Lifetime history of interpersonal trauma exposure
• Heavy alcohol use

You may not qualify if…

• Currently receiving psychological therapy or psychotropic medication for substance use.

Where it is running

• Western Kentucky University — Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

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