Computerized Brief Intervention vs. Delayed Computerized Brief Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Drug Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: Computerized Brief Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT01936623
• Lead Sponsor: Friends Research Institute, Inc.

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a computerized brief intervention for moderate risk drug use among adult primary care patients is more effective than providing such patients with a substance abuse assessment alone.

Detailed Description

The study will enroll 80 adult primary care patients who have moderate risk drug use. Eligible participants (N = 80) will be randomly assigned to immediately receive a computerized brief intervention focused on drug use or to receive the same computerized brief intervention at 3-month follow-up. All participants will be assessed at three time points: baseline, and at 3 and 6 month follow-ups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-06
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2014-09
• Results First Submitted: 2017-01-13
• Status Verified: 2017-04
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-04-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-19
• Results First Posted: 2017-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• (1) minimum 18 years of age
• (2) primary care or dental patients at the participating clinics
• (3) score between 4 and 26 (moderate-risk) for illicit drug and/or nonmedical use of prescription drugs on any of the single item drug use risk scores of the ASSIST.

Exclusion Criteria

• (1) score in the high-risk range on the ASSIST for any drug (except tobacco) or alcohol use (i.e., ASSIST score > 26)
• (2) no reported drug use within the past 3 months
• (3) drug abuse treatment within the past 12 months
• (4) a BI at the clinic with the behavioral health counselor within the past month
• (5) prior enrollment in the parent study;
• (6) plans to move out of New Mexico in the next 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Delayed Computerized Brief Intervention	Computerized Brief Intervention	Participants receive only a substance abuse assessment at baseline. At three-month follow-up, they then receive the computerized brief intervention.
Computerized Brief Intervention	Computerized Brief Intervention	Computerized Brief Intervention is delivered using a talking, animated cartoon-like parrot that provides patient feedback, empathic reflection, and personalization regarding their drug use.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Tests (ASSIST) Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score	3 month follow-up	The ASSIST Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score ranges from 0 to 308, with higher scores indicating greater risk.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Tests (ASSIST) Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score	6-month follow-up	The ASSIST Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score ranges from 0 to 308, with higher scores indicating greater risk.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

First Choice Community Healthcare; 🇺🇸 Edgewood, New Mexico, United States