NCT07854756NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
Supporting Health Through Alcohol Reduction and Relationship Enhancement Together
Brown University
Start Date
10/8/2026
Completion Date
6/1/2027
Summary
The aim of this project is to refine the couples-focused intervention with up to 24 adults with unhealthy alcohol use and their partners (N=12 couples) to obtain feedback on the intervention content and structure, as well as the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention to guide further refinements.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Inclusion Criteria:
* For inclusion, participants must be:
1. at least 18 years of age;
2. in a primary intimate relationship with one partner for at least 6 months;
3. able to provide informed consent; and
4. able to speak and read English.
For the couple to be eligible:
1. at least one member must report engaging in past 3-month unhealthy alcohol use (cisgender men: drinking \>14 drinks a week or 5+ drinks in a day at least once a month; all other participants: drinking \>7 drinks a week or 4+ drinks in a day at least once a month;
2. the second member of the couple must drink alcohol at least monthly.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Couples will be excluded if either participant within a dyad:
* Reports a history of seizures or delirium tremens during alcohol withdrawal, which may make supervised alcohol detoxification necessary if the participant chooses to reduce drinking.
* Endorses any item indicating severe physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) by their current partner on the screening measure adapted from the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2).
* Reports feeling coerced into study participation or indicates that study participation could place them at risk of harm from their partner.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
SHARE2Gether
Conditions
Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Locations
Brown University - Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
United States