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Partnering to Enhance Emerging Adults' Response to Programs

NCT06115252 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 248

Last updated 2026-02-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial (CT) is to learn more about emerging adults' and their peers. Here, we will see how co-participating with a peer in health program might impact brain and behavior change over time.

Eligible youth will be invited to come in for a "Participation Day," during which they and a peer will independently complete questionnaires. With a peer, they will then complete a short health program, and undergo a brain scan (fMRI) while completing activities. Our study team will reach out to each participant individually again 3, 6, and 12 months later to learn about health behaviors over time.

Conditions

  • Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Motivational interviewing with peer dyads starts with an open-ended exploration of the dyad's hazardous drinking behavior via personal stories about alcohol use. It includes a values clarification task and age-matched norms along with personalized feedback regarding the dyad's alcohol use. The goal of the session is to engage the dyad in a thoughtful conversation about drinking and the implications it may have on their lives, with an eye to bolstering and supporting inherent drive for behavior change.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH

  • UConn Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, PhD · UConn Health

  • Francesca Filbey, PhD · University of Texas

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-10
Primary Completion
2028-03-31
Completion
2028-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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