Binge EatingNCT06326099
Brief Binge Eating and Drinking Online Intervention
A study testing Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention in people with Binge Eating and Binge Drinking, run by University of Southern California.
Trial summary
This pilot project targets both binge drinking and binge eating behavior in college students through a mobile-based online program that provides students with evidence-based intervention material designed to reduce the incidence of both behaviors and encourage students to seek more formal in-person counseling. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 24 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Binge Eating, Binge Drinking
- What is being tested?
- Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 300 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 May 2025to 30 Apr 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 24 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- full time undergraduate student at the study site
- between the ages of 18 and 24
- ability to speak and read English
- at least two occasions of binge drinking (5 or more drinks in a row for males, 4 (i.e., an objectively large amount of food with a self-reported loss of control) in the past 28 days
- at least two occasions of binge eating (i.e., an objectively large amount of food with a self-reported loss of control)151 in the past 28 days
- no receipt of mental health or substance use care in the past month.
Who cannot join
- not meeting eligibility criteria
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: A Mobile-Based Intervention to Address Heavy Drinking and Binge Eating in College Students
This pilot project targets both binge drinking and binge eating behavior in college students through a mobile-based online program that provides students with evidence-based intervention material designed to reduce the incidence of both behaviors and encourage students to seek more formal in-person counseling.
Read the detailed description
Despite the prevalence of binge drinking and binge eating behaviors among college students, few students seek care for either. Intervening with college students early is essential as untreated symptoms of binge drinking and binge eating behaviors can become more severe and persistent over time, often leading to diagnosed disorders and lasting consequences on students' social functioning, physical health, and educational attainment. Thus, the major goal of this research study is to target both binge drinking and binge eating behavior in college students through a mobile-based online program that provides students with evidence-based intervention material designed to reduce the incidence of both behaviors, as well as encourage students to seek more formal in-person counseling. The intervention combines two innovations to facilitate behavior change: (1) personalized drinking and binge eating intervention content with harm reduction and cognitive behavioral skills proven to be efficacious in reducing these problematic behaviors among college students delivered via (2) a mobile-based program that increases accessibility, is easy and engaging to use, and broadens the accessibility of the intervention content to an often non-treatment seeking group. The intervention is informed by evidence-based practices, with student and expert feedback, to help limit alcohol consumption, engage in healthier eating behaviors, and practice alternate strategies to manage negative affect.
- Conditions
- Binge Eating, Binge Drinking
- Being tested
- Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention
- Medical subject headings
- Bulimia, Binge Drinking
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking InterventionBehavioural
Also called Sip n' Savor
The intervention is an online mobile phone program developed by our research team. It builds upon efficacious brief alcohol interventions with college students by addressing underlying loss of control, impulsivity, and emotion regulation through the use of videos, interactive activities, and psychoeducation.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention | Experimental | The intervention is a 30 minute mobile phone program designed to address binge eating and drinking. The program addresses underlying loss of control, impulsivity, and emotion regulation common to both binge drinking and binge eating through videos, interactive activities, and psychoeducation. Receives: Behavioral: Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention |
| Resources Only | No intervention | Campus-specific resources for how to access the university's counseling office (i.e., student mental health services), information about the Eating Disorders program at the university, and information on accessing the university's alcohol and drug awareness offices. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Frequency of past 28-day binge drinking
Number of binge drinking episodes in the past 28 days
Measured: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up
Frequency of past 28-day binge eating
Number of binge eating episodes in the past 28 days
Measured: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up
Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (B-YAACQ)
21 alcohol-related consequences experienced in the past month. Sum positive responses to get a score from 0 to 24 (higher score indicates greater number of consequences)
Measured: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up
Secondary outcomes (1)
Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder Treatment History Inventory
Utilization of mental health and/or substance use care
Measured: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Mar 2024
- Study start1 May 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Binge EatingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southern California
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Eric Pedersen, University of Southern California
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06326099
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- R34AA030655
- Status last verified
- Mar 2025
- First submitted
- 15 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 10 Mar 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Following the NIH Data Sharing Policy and Implementation Guidelines, we plan to make the datasets available for sharing at the time that the main project findings are accepted for publication during the final year of the project.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Mar 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Mobile-Based Intervention to Address Heavy Drinking and Binge Eating in College Students
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06326099
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- R34AA030655
- Conditions
- Binge Eating, Binge Drinking
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 May 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Mar 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This pilot project targets both binge drinking and binge eating behavior in college students through a mobile-based online program that provides students with evidence-based intervention material designed to reduce the incidence of both behaviors and encourage students to seek more formal in-person counseling.
Detailed description
Despite the prevalence of binge drinking and binge eating behaviors among college students, few students seek care for either. Intervening with college students early is essential as untreated symptoms of binge drinking and binge eating behaviors can become more severe and persistent over time, often leading to diagnosed disorders and lasting consequences on students' social functioning, physical health, and educational attainment. Thus, the major goal of this research study is to target both binge drinking and binge eating behavior in college students through a mobile-based online program that provides students with evidence-based intervention material designed to reduce the incidence of both behaviors, as well as encourage students to seek more formal in-person counseling. The intervention combines two innovations to facilitate behavior change: (1) personalized drinking and binge eating intervention content with harm reduction and cognitive behavioral skills proven to be efficacious in reducing these problematic behaviors among college students delivered via (2) a mobile-based program that increases accessibility, is easy and engaging to use, and broadens the accessibility of the intervention content to an often non-treatment seeking group. The intervention is informed by evidence-based practices, with student and expert feedback, to help limit alcohol consumption, engage in healthier eating behaviors, and practice alternate strategies to manage negative affect.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking InterventionThe intervention is a 30 minute mobile phone program designed to address binge eating and drinking. The program addresses underlying loss of control, impulsivity, and emotion regulation common to both binge drinking and binge eating through videos, interactive activities, and psychoeducation. |
| Resources Only | No intervention | –Campus-specific resources for how to access the university's counseling office (i.e., student mental health services), information about the Eating Disorders program at the university, and information on accessing the university's alcohol and drug awareness offices. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 24 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- full time undergraduate student at the study site
- between the ages of 18 and 24
- ability to speak and read English
- at least two occasions of binge drinking (5 or more drinks in a row for males, 4 (i.e., an objectively large amount of food with a self-reported loss of control) in the past 28 days
- at least two occasions of binge eating (i.e., an objectively large amount of food with a self-reported loss of control)151 in the past 28 days
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- not meeting eligibility criteria
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking InterventionAlso: Sip n' SavorThe intervention is an online mobile phone program developed by our research team. It builds upon efficacious brief alcohol interventions with college students by addressing underlying loss of control, impulsivity, and emotion regulation through the use of videos, interactive activities, and psychoeducation. | Behavioural | Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention |
Primary outcome
Frequency of past 28-day binge drinking
Time frame: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up
Number of binge drinking episodes in the past 28 days
Frequency of past 28-day binge eating
Time frame: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up
Number of binge eating episodes in the past 28 days
Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (B-YAACQ)
Time frame: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up
21 alcohol-related consequences experienced in the past month. Sum positive responses to get a score from 0 to 24 (higher score indicates greater number of consequences)
1 secondary outcome
Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder Treatment History Inventory
Time frame: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Mar 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Following the NIH Data Sharing Policy and Implementation Guidelines, we plan to make the datasets available for sharing at the time that the main project findings are accepted for publication during the final year of the project.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention in people with Binge Eating and Binge Drinking, run by University of Southern California.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Eric Pedersen, Ph.D. (323-442-4046, Eric.Pedersen@med.usc.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Frequency of past 28-day binge drinking (time frame: Baseline, one-month follow-up, and three-month follow-up). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Mar 2025.