Online program to help couples reduce risky drinking
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests an adaptive (tailored) online program to help service members and their partners cut down risky alcohol use. It also focuses on whether couples can practice healthier communication and coping skills while feeling safe together.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be 18 years or older
- You and your partner live together and plan to keep living together for the next 2 months
- You are not currently in the military, and your partner is the service member (not the other way around)
- Your alcohol screening result suggests risky drinking (AUDIT-C: 4+ for females, 5+ for males/others)
- You feel safe in your current relationship, based on the partner violence safety questions
- You are not currently in alcohol or mental health treatment, and you can read and understand English
- You are willing to try a web-based (online) program for risky drinking
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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