Web program for partners worried about a loved one’s drinking
Using ecological momentary data to inform a web-intervention for romantic partners concerned about their loved ones drinking
['FUNDING_OTHER'] · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · NIH-11126600
This project builds and pilots an online program to help romantic partners learn communication skills and personalized tips to better support a loved one who drinks heavily.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_OTHER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | STANFORD UNIVERSITY (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (STANFORD, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11126600 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
If you take part, you'll be asked to complete short daily reports with your partner about moods, communication, cravings, and drinking. Researchers will use those day-to-day responses to identify which partner behaviors make drinking better or worse and to design a web-based program that gives concerned partners personalized feedback and communication tips. Finally, the team will pilot the online program to see whether it improves the partner's anxiety and depression, reduces the drinker's alcohol use and related consequences, and eases relationship conflict.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults in romantic relationships who are worried about a partner's heavy or risky drinking and can complete brief daily smartphone surveys and online modules would be ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People whose loved ones are not drinking heavily, who are not the romantic partner of the drinker, or who lack regular internet or smartphone access may not benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help partners support their loved ones more effectively, reduce drinking, and lower relationship conflict and distress.
How similar studies have performed: Related partner-focused approaches (for example, CRAFT-like interventions) have helped motivate people to seek treatment, but using daily mobile reports to personalize a web program is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
STANFORD, UNITED STATES
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY — STANFORD, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: OSILLA, KAREN CHAN — STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- Study coordinator: OSILLA, KAREN CHAN
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.