A Brief Intervention for Young Adult Substance Users With Interpersonal Trauma

This proposal seeks to improve a mobile-based brief intervention for young adults who engage in heavy alcohol use and have experienced interpersonal trauma. The enhancement involves incorporating adaptive coping strategies to address trauma-related distress and engaging peer coaches following the intervention to support sustained treatment effects. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the enhanced intervention with peer coaching or a standard version of the brief intervention. Follow-up assessments will be conducted at 3 and 6 months after the intervention. The research team expects that the trauma-informed and peer-supported brief intervention (TIPS-BI) will have low dropout rates, be well-received by participants, and lead to greater reductions in alcohol use than the standard brief intervention.

NCT Number	NCT07118826
Lead Sponsor	Western Kentucky University
Conditions	Heavy Drinking, Alcohol Drinking, Substance Use, Drinking Behavior
Start Date	2025-09-01
Primary Completion	2027-02-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-10-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-02-27