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Helpline Pilot Factorial Trial

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University · NCT06591026

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–45 · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
120
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 1, 2026
Record last updated
October 21, 2026

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What the study is about

The pilot factorial trial will (1) evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of the intervention components (Aim 2.1), and (2) collect proof-of-concept data on the impact of the components on the proximal (motivation, self-efficacy, and self-regulation) and distal (quantity and frequency of HED) outcomes (Aim 2.2). Participants will include 120 postpartum mothers recruited from social media. The investigators will conduct a pilot 2X2X2 balanced full factorial trial, with 4 factors (1 constant, 3 randomized to 2 levels each) and 8 study conditions. The 4 factors will include: (1) Standard Helpline (constant); (2) Motivational Interviewing (yes vs. no); (3) Coping skills training (yes vs. no); (4) Automated messaging (yes vs. no). Participants will be randomly assigned to one of 8 study conditions, which will determine which combination of intervention components participants receive.

Being studied: Standard Helpline (SH); Motivational Interviewing (MI); Coping Skills Training (CST); Automated Text Messaging (ATM)

Conditions: Heavy Drinking

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Resides full-time in the United States
  • Age 18-45 years
  • Gave birth to an infant within the prior 4 weeks
  • Speaks and reads English
  • Owns a text-enabled cell-phone
  • Receives a score of 2 or more on the T-ACE alcohol risk screener
  • Reports ONE of the following: (a) drinking weekly or more often in the prior month; or (b) having 4 or more standard drinks at one time at least monthly in the 12 months prior to becoming pregnant.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Resides outside of the United States
  • Age under 18 years or over 45 years
  • Did not give birth to an infant within the prior 4 weeks
  • Cannot speak and read English
  • Does not own a text-enabled cell-phone
  • Does not receive a score of at least 2 on the T-ACE alcohol risk screener
  • Does not report either drinking weekly or more often in the past month or having 4 or more standard drinks at least monthly in the 12 months prior to becoming pregnant
  • Scores greater than 4 on the AUDIT-C, indicating an alcohol use disorder

Recruiting US locations

  • Partnership to End Addiction

    New York, NY 10017

    Site contact: Sarah E Dauber, PhD · 212-841-5270 · sdauber@toendaddiction.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sarah Dauber, PhD · 212-841-5270 · sdauber@toendaddiction.org
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