Advancing Scalable Alcohol Brief Interventions in the ED: A Trial of Conversational AI With Digital Reinforcements

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorStanford University

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a novel digital strategy combining a generative AI counseling agent (MICA) and weekly SMS boosters works to reduce risky drinking among Emergency Department patients.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

For men: 1+ days with 5 or more drinks OR any week with 14+ drinks/week in the past 3 months

For women: 1+ days with 4 or more drinks OR any week with 7+ drinks/week in the past 3 months

Owns a mobile phone

Reads English language

Disqualifiers

For women: current or planned pregnancy in next 12 months

Prisoner or active military status

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • MICA
  • TRAC

Treatment groups

750 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Stanford University

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Collaborator