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

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

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05145868

Enrollment

400

Registered

2021-12-06

Start date

2023-01-03

Completion date

2026-11-01

Last updated

2026-08-27

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Conditions

Aggression, Alcohol Drinking, Emotion Regulation

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAlcohol Skills and Emotion Regulation Intervention

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

OTHERAttention Control

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

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Alcohol Use	30 days	Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)
Intimate Partner Violence	30 days	Occurrence (yes/no) of psychological or physical Aggression against an intimate partner

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORCynthia Stappenbeck, PhD

Georgia State University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 28, 2026