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NCT Number: NCT05145868

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia Aggression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Drinking Behavior Emotion Regulation Emotional Regulation Self-Control Social Behavior

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Shaniah Williams, BA

CONTACT

[email protected]

404-413-6224

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Alcohol Skills and Emotion Regulation Intervention

Behavioral

The text-based intervention will provide alcohol reduction strategies and emotion regulation skills.

Attention Control

Other

Text-messages will be sent that include no intervention content to serve as an attention control

Primary outcomes

  1. Alcohol Use

    Time frame: 30 days

    Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)

  2. Alcohol Use

    Time frame: 1-month follow-up

    Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)

  3. Alcohol Use

    Time frame: 3-month follow-up

    Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)

  4. Alcohol Use

    Time frame: 6-month follow-up

    Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)

  5. Intimate Partner Violence

    Time frame: 30 days

    Occurrence (yes/no) of psychological or physical Aggression against an intimate partner

  6. Intimate Partner Violence

    Time frame: 1-month follow-up

    Frequency of Psychological or Physical Aggression against an intimate partner

  7. Intimate Partner Violence

    Time frame: 3-month follow-up

    Frequency of Psychological or Physical Aggression against an intimate partner

  8. Intimate Partner Violence

    Time frame: 6-month follow-up

    Frequency of Psychological or Physical Aggression against an intimate partner

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Cynthia Stappenbeck, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

404-413-6321

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Georgia State University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation and Optimization of a Just-in-Time Messaging Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among At-Risk Young Adult Men and Women

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 6, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 14, 2025

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