Accountability Support Through Peer-Inspired Relationships and Engagement (ASPIRE) Trial
ASPIRE to Change: Leveraging Text Messaging Peer Support Coaching to Mitigate Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in Non-Collegiate Young Adults
Stanford University
300 participants
Apr 7, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- 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)
- + 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 Criteria5
- 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
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Interventions
Each Thursday and Sunday ASPIRE will conduct brief text message communication aimed at modifying cognitive (e.g.desire to get drunk), behavioral (e.g.alcohol consumption), and peer influences (e.g.peer pressure and support).
Each Thursday and Sunday ASPIRE will conduct brief text message communication aimed at modifying cognitive (e.g. desire to get drunk) and behavioral (e.g. alcohol consumption) influences.
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NCT06617702