Just-In-Time Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Alcohol Drinking; Aggression; Emotion Regulation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Alcohol Skills and Emotion Regulation Intervention; Other: Attention Control

• Registration Number: NCT05145868
• Lead Sponsor: Georgia State University

Brief Summary

Acute alcohol intoxication is a robust predictor of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration for young adult men and women; therefore, interventions delivered proximally to drinking episodes - a period of high risk - are needed to reduce alcohol-facilitated IPV. This project seeks to improve public health by delivering a just-in-time text messaging intervention proximally to drinking episodes and evaluating the impact of the intervention on alcohol-facilitated IPV in a sample of at-risk young adult men and women. Additionally, through an innovative design this project is poised to answer these important questions: whether receiving a message, when, for whom, what type, and under what conditions this just-in-time messaging intervention leads to reductions in alcohol use and IPV perpetration.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-11-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-11-23
• Study First Posted: 2021-12-06
• Study Start: 2023-01-03
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-14
• Primary Completion: 2026-04-01
• Study Completion: 2026-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-30 years old
• Consumed alcohol an average of 2 times per week in last 3 months
• At least two instances of heavy episodic drinking in last month
• Currently in a romantic relationship
• History of IPV perpetration within last 3 months
• Willing to provide cell phone number and carrier and receive text messages for 30 days

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Alcohol Skills and Emotion Regulation Intervention	Participants in this arm will receive the RELATE intervention.
Attention Control	Attention Control	Participants in this arm will receive supportive control messages.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol Use	6-month follow-up	Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)
Intimate Partner Violence	6-month follow-up	Frequency of Psychological or Physical Aggression against an intimate partner

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Georgia State University; 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States