Recruiting

Path180 with Counseling

Sponsor:

Brown University

Code:

NCT07713251

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 19

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Path180

Study Details

Brief summary:

This 8-week clinical trial will test a computer-based skills training program called Path180 with 112 adolescents aged 13 to 19 who are receiving mental health counseling or outpatient substance use treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned to either standard treatment (treatment as usual) or standard treatment plus Path180. The study will use ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to closely track how Path180 may influence the use of CBT skills and clinical outcomes in daily life. The goal is to help make evidence-based treatment more accessible for underserved youth in the early stages of alcohol use disorder.

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Study ID

NCT07713251

Start date

Jul 7, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jul 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 19

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ages 13 to 19 years, inclusive; we will exclude children < 13 due to diversity across adolescence and youths > 19 because our focus is teenagers
  • Seeking/receiving mental health counseling and/or outpatient substance use disorder treatment at Bradley Hospital or another national clinic/treatment service
  • Self-reported alcohol use in the past year
  • Meets criteria for a current DSM-5 alcohol use disorder assessed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children: Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS)
  • Able to understand written and oral instructions in English, communicate understanding of the consent/assent form, and provide written informed consent/assent
  • Complete all assessments required at screening.
  • Provide contact information of someone, such as a parent or other family member, who may be able to contact the participant in case of a missed study appointment or follow-up assessment.
  • Agree to the schedule of visits, verbally acknowledge that he/she/they will be able to attend each scheduled visit, participate in phone visits and that he/she/they does not have any already scheduled events or a job that may substantially interfere with study participation.
  • If younger than 18 years, permission from the minor's legal authorized representative (e.g., caregiver, parent) is required, herein referred to as parent permission.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current significant alcohol withdrawal symptoms (score > 10) on the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised (CIWA-AR); those with current significant alcohol withdrawal may be re-screened after stabilization
  • DSM-5 criteria for a severe SUD besides alcohol, cannabis and tobacco
  • Psychosis NOTE: Prospective participants diagnosed with psychiatric disorders not specifically excluded above may be included at the discretion of the principal investigator as long as the concurrent treatment for the comorbid psychiatric condition does not compromise the study integrity by virtue of its type, duration, or intensity.

Study Design

Enrollment

112 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Standard Treatment

Participants randomized to Standard Treatment will receive treatment as usual at a behavioral healthcare facility.

experimental: Path180

Youth randomized to this condition will have unlimited access to the Path180 platform throughout the 8-week skills training period.

Interventions

Path180

Path180 is a 7-module computer-based skills training program designed specifically for teenagers. Whenever possible, participants assigned to this group will complete one module of Path180 at each of the first 7 weekly Check-in Visits. By educating teenagers about alcohol, boosting their motivation to change, and teaching a series of coping skills, Path180 was created to help youth cut back or stop drinking alcohol. Each module is brief (\~20 minutes) and uses a variety of strategies and interactive exercises to help teenagers learn new skills and apply them in their daily lives. Youth randomized to this condition will have unlimited access to the Path180 platform throughout the 8-week skills training period.

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of participants who complete the active treatment phase [ Time Frame: 8-week active treatment phase ]
  • Number of Participants Who Rate Their Treatment Experience in the "Satisfactory" or "Highly Satisfactory" Range on the CSQ-8 [ Time Frame: 8-week active treatment phase ]
  • Number of heavy drinking days [ Time Frame: Last 4 weeks of treatment (Weeks 5-8) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Robert Miranda, PhD

401-863-6658Robert_Miranda_Jr@brown.edu

Kristin Rogers, MS

401-863-6463kristin_rogers@brown.edu

Locations

Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies

Recruiting

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02912

Contacts

Robert Miranda, PhD

401 863-6658Robert_Miranda_Jr@brown.edu

Kristin Rogers, MS

401-863-6463kristin_rogers@brown.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Brown University

Last update posted

Jul 20, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Brown University on 2026-07-20.