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Evaluating Telehealth Delivery of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students

University of Southern California · with University of Houston, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) · NCT06774300

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–26 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
600
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 1, 2025
Record last updated
June 17, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

This research study will test the efficacy of a telehealth version of the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), which is the gold standard prevention and intervention approach to target heavy alcohol use on college campuses across the United States.

Being studied: BASICS; Online alcohol programming

Conditions: Alcohol Consumption

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • between 18 and 26 years of age
  • fluent in understanding English
  • a registered student at one of the two intervention sites
  • adequate internet capabilities to support video-conferencing
  • access to a webcam, which is a standard features of most laptops, mobile devices, and desktops
  • engage in binge drinking (i.e., 4 or more standard drinks in a sitting for women or 5 or more standard drinks in a sitting for men) at least once in the past month (for the volunteer sample only)
  • experienced at least one negative alcohol-related consequence in the previous month (mandated students would meet this due to receiving an alcohol sanction)
  • reports a score of 2 or higher on questions about a) interest in reducing their drinking, or b) interest in not increasing their drinking.

Exclusion Criteria

  • not meeting inclusion criteria or unwillingness to participate

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Houston

    Houston, TX 77204

    Site contact: Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D. · 713-743-2255 · cneighbo@central.uh.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Eric R Pedersen, Ph.D. · 323-442-4046 · Eric.Pedersen@med.usc.edu
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