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NCT Number: NCT04625465

Proximal Effects of Alcohol on Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence

We will recruit sexual and gender minority couples to complete 56 days of daily surveys in order to evaluate (1) the impact of COVID-19 stress and sexual and gender minority stress on heavy episodic drinking and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration, and (2) a brief, mobile-phone delivered text messaging intervention to mitigate the effects of these stressors. This project has high potential to inform how pandemic stress contributes to etiological models of alcohol-related IPV perpetration in sexual and gender minority couples and inform a culturally-sensitive, low burden, and easy to disseminate intervention to mitigate these effects critical during a pandemic when access to care is limited.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol Consumption Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia Aggression Alcohol Drinking Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Drinking Behavior Social Behavior Stress, Psychological Violence, Domestic

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia, 30302, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

(applies to both partners):

  • Both partners must identify as cisgender and sexual minority or at least one partner must identify as a gender minority (i.e., one's gender identity is non-congruent with their sex assigned at birth)
  • 21 years or older
  • In an intimate relationship lasting at least one month in which there are at least 2 days of face-to-face contact each week
  • Consumption of 4 (assigned female at birth) or 5 (assigned male at birth) alcoholic drinks on at least three days in the past year

Exclusion criteria

  • Seeking treatment or being in recovery for an alcohol or substance use disorder.
  • Endorsement of severe physical IPV (e.g., use of a weapon) in the past year.
  • Women who self-report that they are trying to get pregnant, that they are currently pregnant, or that they are currently breastfeeding .

Treatment and study plan

CBT Text Messaging

Behavioral

Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order, with content equally distributed across the four content areas (i.e., psychoeducation regarding effects of stress, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, alcohol reduction).

Attention Control Text Messaging

Behavioral

Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order. All texts will be supportive messages which express empathy and unconditional positive regard and provide support for dealing with stressors. These messages will be nondirective and will not include any CBT skill suggestions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Alcohol Use (Burst 1)

    Time frame: Burst 1, Daily for 14 days

    Proportion of reporting days on which alcohol was consumed

  2. Alcohol Use (Burst 2)

    Time frame: Burst 2, Daily for 14 days

    Proportion of reporting days on which alcohol was consumed

  3. Alcohol Use (Burst 3)

    Time frame: Burst 3, Daily for 14 days

    Proportion of reporting days on which alcohol was consumed

  4. Alcohol Use (Burst 4)

    Time frame: Burst 4, Daily for 14 days

    Proportion of reporting days on which alcohol was consumed

  5. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Perpetration (Burst 1)

    Time frame: Burst 1, Daily for 14 days

    Proportion of reporting days on which IPV perpetration occurred

  6. IPV Perpetration (Burst 2)

    Time frame: Burst 2, Daily for 14 days

    Proportion of reporting days on which IPV perpetration occurred

  7. IPV Perpetration (Burst 3)

    Time frame: Burst 3, Daily for 14 days

    Proportion of reporting days on which IPV perpetration occurred

  8. IPV Perpetration (Burst 4)

    Time frame: Burst 4, Daily for 14 days

    Proportion of reporting days on which IPV perpetration occurred

  9. Alcohol Use --> IPV Perpetration (Pre-Intervention)

    Time frame: Bursts 1 and 2 (daily for 14 x 2 days)

    Odds ratio (OR) of IPV perpetration corresponding to alcohol use (versus non-use).

    Estimated using a multilevel logistic regression of daily IPV perpetration on alcohol use (Level 1) nested within participant (Level 2).

  10. Alcohol Use --> IPV Perpetration (Post-Intervention)

    Time frame: Bursts 3 and 4 (daily for 14 x 2 days)

    Odds ratio (OR) of IPV perpetration corresponding to alcohol use (versus non-use).

    Estimated using a multilevel logistic regression of daily IPV perpetration on alcohol use (Level 1) nested within participant (Level 2).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sexual Minority Stress (Burst 1)

    Time frame: Burst 1, Daily for 14 days

    Total daily count across 15 daily sexual minority stress (SMS) indicators

  2. Sexual Minority Stress (Burst 2)

    Time frame: Burst 2, Daily for 14 days

    Total daily count across 15 daily sexual minority stress (SMS) indicators

  3. Sexual Minority Stress (Burst 3)

    Time frame: Burst 3, Daily for 14 days

    Total daily count across 15 daily sexual minority stress (SMS) indicators

  4. Sexual Minority Stress (Burst 4)

    Time frame: Burst 4, Daily for 14 days

    Total daily count across 15 daily sexual minority stress (SMS) indicators

  5. Gender Minority Stress (Burst 1)

    Time frame: Burst 1, Daily for 14 days

    Total daily count across 14 daily gender minority stress (GMS) indicators

  6. Gender Minority Stress (Burst 2)

    Time frame: Burst 2, Daily for 14 days

    Total daily count across 14 daily gender minority stress (GMS) indicators

  7. Gender Minority Stress (Burst 3)

    Time frame: Burst 3, Daily for 14 days

    Total daily count across 14 daily gender minority stress (GMS) indicators

  8. Gender Minority Stress (Burst 4)

    Time frame: Burst 4, Daily for 14 days

    Total daily count across 14 daily gender minority stress (GMS) indicators

  9. COVID Stress (Burst 1)

    Time frame: Burst 1, Daily for 14 days

    Average daily count of COVID stress (CS) indicators

  10. COVID Stress (Burst 2)

    Time frame: Burst 2, Daily for 14 days

    Average daily count of COVID stress (CS) indicators

  11. COVID Stress (Burst 3)

    Time frame: Burst 3, Daily for 14 days

    Average daily count of COVID stress (CS) indicators

  12. COVID Stress (Burst 4)

    Time frame: Burst 4, Daily for 14 days

    Average daily count of COVID stress (CS) indicators

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Georgia State University

Other

Collaborators

  • University at Buffalo
  • University of Louisville

Registry information

Acronym: PASSION

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Nov 12, 2020
Registry last updated
Jul 14, 2025

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