Recruiting

Health Program

Sponsor:

UConn Health

Code:

NCT06115252

Conditions

Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial (CT) is to learn more about emerging adults' and their peers. Here, we will see how co-participating with a peer in health program might impact brain and behavior change over time.

Eligible youth will be invited to come in for a "Participation Day," during which they and a peer will independently complete questionnaires. With a peer, they will then complete a short health program, and undergo a brain scan (fMRI) while completing activities. Our study team will reach out to each participant individually again 3, 6, and 12 months later to learn about health behaviors over time.

Conditions

Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Study ID

NCT06115252

Start date

Oct 10, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • within the specified age range
  • agree to be contacted for the 3, 6, and 12 month follow ups
  • provide fully informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • left-handed
  • evidence of brain injury/illness and/or neurological, neurodevelopmental disorder including psychosis and related medications (e.g., antipsychotics; neuroleptics)
  • loss of consciousness ≥ 2 minutes
  • other fMRI contraindications (e.g., unremovable metal on/in body, pregnant)

Study Design

Enrollment

248 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Motivational interviewing with peer dyads starts with an open-ended exploration of the dyad's hazardous drinking behavior via personal stories about alcohol use. It includes a values clarification task and age-matched norms along with personalized feedback regarding the dyad's alcohol use. The goal of the session is to engage the dyad in a thoughtful conversation about drinking and the implications it may have on their lives, with an eye to bolstering and supporting inherent drive for behavior change.

Primary outcome measure

  • Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response synchrony [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
  • BOLD response synchrony association with behavior change (past month alcohol use days) [ Time Frame: 12 Months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Karen Hudson, MCR

860-679-1037khudson@uchc.edu

Locations

University of Texas Dallas

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235

Contacts

Cameron Sullins, BS

972-883-3726Cameron.Sullins@UTDallas.edu

Principal Investigator:

Francesca Filbey, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

UConn Health

Last update posted

Aug 25, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by UConn Health on 2026-08-25.