Testing a Just-in-Time Text Message Program to Reduce Alcohol-Related Intimate Partner Violence in At-Risk Young Adults

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating a just-in-time text messaging intervention designed to reduce alcohol-facilitated intimate partner violence IPV among young adult men and women who are at risk. The study focuses on delivering messages close to drinking episodes, a time of increased risk for IPV, and aims to understand how receiving different types of messages impacts alcohol use and IPV behavior. This study is led by Georgia State University and involves at-risk individuals aged 18 to 30. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups one group receives the RELATE intervention, which includes text messages offering alcohol reduction strategies and emotion regulation skills, while the other group receives supportive control messages without intervention content. Messages are sent over a 30-day period to monitor effects during and after drinking episodes. During the study, participants will provide their phone number and carrier to receive texts and will be assessed over several months for changes in alcohol use and IPV perpetration. Primary outcomes include alcohol use and IPV incidents measured at 30 days, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months follow-up. The study uses triple masking to ensure unbiased results and allows healthy volunteers to participate.

Just-In-Time Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration