Game-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use Among Youth

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age14-18
SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh

About this trial

This is a randomized controlled trial to learn if the Singularities, a game-based intervention, works to reduce alcohol-related harms among youth. It will also learn if Singularities reduces alcohol use behaviors and improves alcohol protective behavioral strategies, adaptive coping skills, and healthy social media use. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does Singularities reduce the frequency of experiencing alcohol-related harms and alcohol use behaviors? * Does Singularities improve alcohol protective behavioral strategies, adaptive coping skills, and healthy social media use?

Researchers will compare Singularities to an attention control program, Food4Thought, a game-based intervention about nutrition, physical activity, and teen well-being, to see if Singularities works to reduce alcohol-related harms.

Participants will:

* Partake in either Singularities or Food4Thought, both of which will be completed over the course of one month * Take 4 online surveys over the course of one year * Complete an optional online interview after the surveys

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Able to comfortably participate in English

Live in the U.S.

14-18 years old

Have an internet-accessible computer, smart phone, or tablet

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Food4Thought
  • Singularities

Treatment groups

1,992 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Pittsburgh

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Collaborator