CompletedNot Applicable

Digitally Prompted Parenting: A Text Message Parent-Based Alcohol Intervention for Incoming College Students

United States276 participantsStarted 2025-06-27

Plain-language summary

This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) will evaluate both the feasibility and efficacy of Digitally Prompted Parenting (DPP), a text-message based parent intervention (tm-PBI) designed to prevent and reduce alcohol use among first-year college students. In this study, parents of incoming first-year students will receive risk-reducing text messages during the first 10 weeks of the Fall semester, which they can forward to their students. The trial uses a longitudinal design to compare drinking outcomes between students whose parents receive the DPP messages and those whose parents receive an established alcohol PBI (the active control condition). The investigators hypothesize that students in the DPP group will report lower levels of alcohol use and fewer alcohol-related consequences after the intervention compared to those in the active control group.

Who can participate

Age range17 Years – 20 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Student is 17-20 years of age * Student is an LMU incoming first-year college student * Student has access to a cellular device capable of receiving text messages * Student's parent or legal guardian has an email address on file at LMU * Student's parent or legal guardian has a cellular device capable of receiving text messages * Student's parent or legal guardian received an invitation from the research team to participate * Student's parent or legal guardian signed up to access the assigned intervention * Student's parent or legal guardian is a resident of the United States * Informed consent (or assent, as applicable) is provided Exclusion Criteria: * Student is not 17-20 years of age * Student is not an LMU incoming first-year college student * Student does not have access to a cellular device capable of receiving text messages * Student's parent or legal guardian does not have an email address on file at LMU * Student's parent or legal guardian does not have a cellular device capable of receiving text messages * Student's parent or legal guardian did not receive an invitation from the research team to participate * Student's parent or legal guardian did not sign up to access the assigned intervention * Student's parent or legal guardian is not a resident of the United States * Informed consent (or assent, as applicable) is not provided

What they're measuring

Change in Daily Drinking between Baseline and 3 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 3 months

Change in Daily Drinking between Baseline and 6 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 6 months

Change in Peak Drinking Occasion between Baseline and 3 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 3 months

Change in Peak Drinking Occasion between Baseline and 6 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 6 months

Change in Heavy Episodic Drinking Occasion between Baseline and 3 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 3 months

Change in Heavy Episodic Drinking Occasion between Baseline and 6 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 6 months

Change in Frequency of Intoxication Events between Baseline and 3 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 3 months

Change in Frequency of Intoxication Events between Baseline and 6 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06861660

SponsorLoyola Marymount University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-03-16

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range17 Years – 20 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Change in Daily Drinking between Baseline and 3 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 3 months

Change in Daily Drinking between Baseline and 6 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 6 months

Change in Peak Drinking Occasion between Baseline and 3 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 3 months

Change in Peak Drinking Occasion between Baseline and 6 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 6 months

Change in Heavy Episodic Drinking Occasion between Baseline and 3 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 3 months

Change in Heavy Episodic Drinking Occasion between Baseline and 6 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 6 months

Change in Frequency of Intoxication Events between Baseline and 3 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 3 months

Change in Frequency of Intoxication Events between Baseline and 6 Months

Timeframe: baseline, 6 months