Effectiveness Trial of an mHealth Intervention to Help Parents Prevent Early Onset Alcohol Use
BIPAS Alcohol
Type I Hybrid Implementation Effectiveness Cluster Randomized Trial of an mHealth Intervention to Help Parents Prevent Early Onset Alcohol Use
1 other identifier
interventional
4,000
0 countries
N/A
Brief Summary
Many parents are permissive about children's alcohol use (e.g., they allow sips of alcohol); this leniency increases the risk that children will experience serious alcohol-related consequences as they become teenagers. This promising digital intervention that teaches parents about their influence and provides skills and tools they need to discourage underage alcohol use.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3
Started Sep 2026
Typical duration for phase_3
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 19, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 6, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2026
ExpectedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2029
Study Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2029
July 6, 2026
June 1, 2026
3 years
June 19, 2026
June 27, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Adolescent alcohol quantity frequency (AQF)
Frequency and amount of drinking over the past 30 days
From enrollment to 24 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Parent alcohol attitudes and beliefs
From enrollment to 24 months
Parental allowance of sipping
From enrollment to 24 months
Study Arms (2)
BIPAS Alcohol intervention group
EXPERIMENTALBIPAS Alcohol intervention
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONDoes not receive intervention
Interventions
Digital intervention for parents of rising middle schoolers to prevent early onset alcohol use
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Be age 18 or older and
- Be the parent or guardian of a child in or entering 5th or 6th grade
- Cohabitate part-time (averaging at least 2 days/week) or more with index child
- Consent to being randomized to study arm
- Be able to complete study activities in Spanish or English
- Own or have regular access to a smartphone that can download apps
- Be willing to turn on app notifications for the study app
- Consent to having their child complete surveys privately
You may not qualify if:
- Another child from the same family/household is already participating
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nisha Gottfredson O'Shea, PhD
RTI International
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Senior Research Epidemiologist
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 19, 2026
First Posted
July 6, 2026
Study Start (Estimated)
September 1, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
September 1, 2029
Study Completion (Estimated)
September 1, 2029
Last Updated
July 6, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
Primary outcome variables for individual participants will be shared on the NIMH Data Archive