What this study is
This study evaluates the impact of a novel smartphone application on alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems, and psychological well-being. Participants invited into the study are biological females between the ages of 18 and 69 years of age who signup to use the app and who live in the United States.
What's being tested
- Gamified Social App Supporting Womens' Health & Well-being
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
The gamified social app supporting womens' health and well-being delivers weekly gamified personalized normative feedback on questions about alcohol use, stress coping behaviors, other health behaviors, and mental health experiences, in the context of a social guessing game about peers. The app also includes an interactive social community (browsable profiles, social feed allowing users to post, like, comment, and discuss), and a supportive psychoeducational resource library that contains 35 supportive articles written by experts in womens' health and well-being.
- Psychoeducational Resource Library Access Only
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
This is a web version of the app's psychoeducational resource library containing 35 articles written by experts in womens' physical and mental health. The article library is identical to what is available inside the app.
Study details
- Sponsor
- Loyola Marymount University
- Conditions
- Alcohol Prevention · Mental Health
- Enrolling
- 1,752 people
- Starts
- 2026-04-01
- Est. completion
- 2027-12-20
- Design
- Single-blind, randomized, parallel groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years – 69 YearsSex FEMALEHealthy volunteers AcceptedYou may qualify if
- Download the app from the Apple or Android app store
- Be a biological female
- Reside in the United States
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Accept the Terms of Service & Privacy Policy for the app To take part in the RCT participants must also:; Be between 18 and 69 years of age.; Receive an on-screen pop-up invitation to take part in the study; Review the informed consent information and consent to participate; Confirm that they meet app use inclusion criteria.
You can't join if
- Not meeting inclusion criteria
- Unwillingness to use the app or participate in the study (indicated by failure to accept Terms of Service & Privacy Policy or provide informed consent)
Sign in and we'll check these against your records.Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Study locations (1)
1 openLoyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California, United States
Study team
Sponsor
Loyola Marymount University
Study ID R01AA031175
Principal investigator
Sarah C Boyle, PhD
Loyola Marymount University
Principal investigator
Joseph W. LaBrie, PhD
Loyola Marymount University
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.