Breast Cancer Study Tracking Risk Awareness of Alcohol Consumption and Improving Knowledge in Young Adult Women
Alcohol Counter Marketing as a Breast Cancer Prevention Strategy in Young Women
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years to 25 Years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Time periods mentioned: 6 weeks
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Participants in the intervention arm will receive the co-created intervention content twice a week for 6 weeks."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study tests messages about the link between drinking alcohol and breast cancer. It looks at whether the messages help young adult women drink less and change what they know and believe about this risk.
This randomized trial aims to test the effects of co-created breast cancer counter marketing intervention messages for reducing alcohol consumption and impacting awareness and beliefs about the breast cancer risks from alcohol consumption in young adult women.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Assigned female at birth and age 18–25 when joining.
- Drank alcohol at least once in the past 30 days.
- Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
- Live in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, or New Jersey.
- Willing to complete study tasks.
- Can read, write, and speak English.
- Have a personal smartphone that can receive text messages with words and images.
- For the smaller group wearing a BACTrack sensor, have an iPhone. Android phones may qualify if the sensor’s app supports them during the study.
Who can't join
- Assigned male at birth.
- Younger than 18 or older than 25 when joining.
- Have not had alcohol in the past 30 days.
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
- Do not live in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, or New Jersey.
- Not willing or able to complete study tasks.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Assigned female at birth. * Age 18-25 at enrollment. * Report drinking alcohol at least once in the past 30 days. * Not pregnant or intending to become pregnant by self-report. * Reside in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, or New Jersey. * Willing to complete procedures. * Able to complete procedures a, b, or c: 1. Can read, write, and converse in English. 2. Has a personal mobile smartphone with texting capabilities to receive text messages that may contain text and images. 3. For the subsample who will wear the BACTrack sensor, they must have an iPhone. At the time of this protocol, the BACTrack skyn app is only compatible with iPhones. If this expands to Android phones over the course of the study, Android phones will be eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Assigned male at birth * Ages \<18 or \>25 at enrollment * Do not report drinking alcohol at least once in the past 30 days * Pregnant or intending to become pregnant by self-report. * Do not reside in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, or New Jersey. * Not willing to complete procedures. * Unable to complete procedures.
Study sites (1)
OH
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Columbus, OH 43210Darren Mays, MPH, PhD · Study contact · 614-366-2953 · Darren.Mays@osumc.eduDarren Mays, MPH, PhD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Columbus