Supporting Health Through Alcohol Reduction and Relationship Enhancement Together

NCT07854756 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00001232
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Enrollment rate

  Rate of eligible couples fully enrolled per month

  Six months from study start

• Retention rate

  The number of participants completing at least 3 out of 4 counseling sessions

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

  8 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Couples Counseling

EXPERIMENTAL

A four-session couples based counseling protocol delivered via telehealth

Behavioral: SHARE2Gether

Interventions

SHARE2Gether BEHAVIORAL

A four-session couples based counseling program to reduce alcohol use while enhancing relationship functioning and support for each partner.

Couples Counseling

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• at least 18 years of age;
• in a primary intimate relationship with one partner for at least 6 months;
• able to provide informed consent; and
• able to speak and read English.
• For the couple to be eligible:
• 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;
• the second member of the couple must drink alcohol at least monthly.

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brown University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Brown University - Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

Location

Central Study Contacts

Christopher Kahler, PhD

CONTACT

401-863-6651; christopher_kahler@brown.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 28, 2026
• First Posted: October 2, 2026
• Study Start: October 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027
• Last Updated: October 2, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)