A Mobile Program for College Students to Reduce Heavy Drinking and Binge Eating
A Mobile-Based Intervention to Address Heavy Drinking and Binge Eating in College Students
This program is creating a mobile app to help college students manage heavy drinking and binge eating, which often happen together.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Southern California NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Los Angeles, UNITED STATES) |
| Project ID | NIH-11088864 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Many young adults experience both heavy drinking and binge eating, behaviors that can lead to serious health problems like alcohol use disorder and binge eating disorder. This project aims to develop and test a new mobile app designed to help college students reduce these behaviors. The app will focus on shared underlying reasons why people might engage in both heavy drinking and binge eating, offering accessible tools to help prevent these issues from becoming more severe. By addressing these patterns early, the program hopes to improve overall well-being for young adults.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates for this type of program would be college students who engage in heavy drinking and binge eating and are looking for support to change these behaviors.
Not a fit: Patients who do not experience both heavy drinking and binge eating, or those with severe, established disorders requiring intensive clinical care, may not directly benefit from this specific mobile program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this mobile program could offer a convenient and accessible way for college students to reduce harmful drinking and eating behaviors, potentially preventing more serious health conditions.
How similar studies have performed: While the co-occurrence of binge drinking and binge eating is well-documented, few treatments have specifically targeted their shared underlying mechanisms with a combined mobile approach, making this a novel strategy.
Where this research is happening
Los Angeles, UNITED STATES
- University of Southern California — Los Angeles, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Pedersen, Eric R. — University of Southern California
- Study coordinator: Pedersen, Eric R.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.