PAIRS: Friend-Based AISA Intervention

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-24
SponsorState University of New York at Buffalo

About this trial

This Phase 2 trial will to examine the efficacy of a brief dyad-based motivational interview (PAIRS MI) delivered to friend dyads with an active treatment-as-usual condition, and a 1-year follow-up.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Women

4 or more drinks in a single sitting 2 or more times monthly in the past 3 months

does not live at home with parents

reports going out (not necessarily drinking) with the other member of their dyad > 1/week

Disqualifiers

Can not speak and understand English sufficiently

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Friend-Based Motivational Interview
  • Treatment as usual (TAU)

Treatment groups

560 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups