Accountability Support Through Peer-Inspired Relationships and Engagement (ASPIRE) Trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Alcohol Consumption
• Interventions: Behavioral: A text message alcohol intervention focused on cognitive, behavioral, and peer influences; Behavioral: A text message alcohol intervention focused on cognitive and behavioral influences

• Registration Number: NCT06617702
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

This project aims to test the efficacy of a text message intervention, ASPIRE, designed to address cognitive and behavioral elements and modify exposure to peers that influence drinking behaviors. Young adults who are contemplating reducing their drinking will be recruited from a national sample and randomized to ASPIRE versus a text message intervention focused solely on cognitive and behavioral elements. We will measure effectiveness at 3, 6, and 12 months, study mechanisms driving behavior change, and identify which subgroups stand to benefit most.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-26
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-27
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Study Start: 2025-04-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-09
• Primary Completion: 2026-03-31
• Study Completion: 2027-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18-25 years (verified using date of birth)
• Lives in the U.S. (based on zip code)
• English reader (verified based on completing screen)
• 2+ days with ≧4 standard alcohol drinks for women or ≧5 standard alcohol drinks for men in past month
• Owns a mobile phone with SMS (verified by texting enrollment procedure)

Exclusion Criteria

• Currently enrolled or past enrollment in a 4-year college
• Active military
• Pregnant or pregnancy plans in the next 12-months
• Prisoner status
• Current or planned treatment for alcohol or substance use disorder in next 12-months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A text message alcohol intervention focused on cognitive, behavioral, and peer influences	A text message alcohol intervention focused on cognitive, behavioral, and peer influences	-
A text message alcohol intervention focused on cognitive and behavioral influences	A text message alcohol intervention focused on cognitive and behavioral influences	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Binge Drinking Days (BDD)	3, 6, and 12 months	We define BDD as a day when a woman reports 4 or more standard drinks or a man reports 5 or more standard drinks, as this equates to the alcohol consumption that raises blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 g/dl or above.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Negative Alcohol Consequences (NAC) Scale Score	3, 6 and 12 months	We calculate the number of NAC using the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (B-YAACQ). The B-YAACQ is a 24-item measure of alcohol-related problems that utilizes a dichotomous (present or absent) scoring format. Higher scores indicate both wider variety and more severe pattern of alcohol-related problems.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University; 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States