SOLID (Supporting Looked After Children and Care Leavers In Decreasing Drugs, and alcohol): a pilot feasibility study of interventions to decrease risky substance use (drugs and alcohol) and improve mental health of looked after children and care leavers aged 12 -20 years

ewcastle University0 sites150 target enrollmentJune 6, 2016

Overview

2017 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28536655 protocol 2019 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30791874 Phase 1 results (added 27/01/2020) 2019 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12904 (added 10/07/2023) 2019 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31005828/ (added 10/07/2023) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32898141/ (added 10/07/2023) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32960519/ (added 10/07/2023)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

June 6, 2016

End Date

February 28, 2018

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

ewcastle University

•1\. Looked Children and Care Leavers aged \=12 and \=20 years
•2\. Screen positive for being at risk of substance misuse i.e. scoring \=2 on the CRAFFT
•3\. Informed consent given: LAC under 16 years consent from parent/guardian (local authority) and assent from young person; LAC 16 years and over consent from young person

•1\. Already in active treatment with drug and alcohol services
•2\. Unable to access drug and alcohol services e.g. due to imminent move out of area
•3\. Unable to give informed consent in English
•It should be noted that the intervention is delivered in English. The numbers of young people excluded due to language barriers will be reviewed for the definitive RCT.