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

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Alcohol Drinking; Aggression; Emotion Regulation

• 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

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