Advancing Scalable Alcohol Brief Interventions in the ED: A Trial of Conversational AI With Digital Reinforcements

A Randomized Trial of an AI Intervention to Help Individuals With Risky Alcohol Use Among Emergency Department Patients

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a novel digital strategy combining a generative AI counseling agent (MICA) and weekly SMS boosters works to reduce risky drinking among Emergency Department patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. For men: 1+ days with 5 or more drinks OR any week with 14+ drinks/week in the past 3 months
2. For women: 1+ days with 4 or more drinks OR any week with 7+ drinks/week in the past 3 months
3. Owns a mobile phone
4. Reads English language

Exclusion Criteria:

1. For women: current or planned pregnancy in next 12 months
2. Prisoner or active military status