Web-Based Adolescent Motivational Enhancement Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Care Services Quality of Care; Alcohol Risk Behaviors

• Registration Number: NCT02584621
• Lead Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial that compares the effectiveness of an electronic personalized health screening app incorporating motivational feedback (i.e. "Check Yourself") to usual care among moderate to high risk alcohol users. The purpose of this study is to determine whether Check Yourself is more effective than usual care in reducing alcohol consumption and binge drinking and improving quality of care among adolescents receiving school-based health clinic services.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-10-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-10-21
• Study First Posted: 2015-10-22
• Study Start: 2015-11
• Primary Completion: 2017-02
• Study Completion: 2017-04
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-04
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 148

Inclusion Criteria

• Eligible individuals will be 13-18 years old who are able to read and comprehend English.
• Participants who indicate alcohol use consistent with moderate to high risk on the Check Yourself App.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals will be excluded from the study if:

• They do not meet age requirements
• Do not have a study visit at a participating school-based health clinic
• Lack the means to complete follow-up interviews (i.e. have neither telephone or internet access)
• Are not able to read or comprehend English

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol Use Frequency and Quantity	2 months	Adolescent reported level for alcohol risk behaviors at 2 months adjusting for baseline level. Specific alcohol behaviors include: 1) number of days in which alcohol was consumed in the past 30 days; 2) number of alcoholic drinks typically consumed per occasion; and 4) maximum number of alcoholic drinks consumed during one drinking episode.
Adolescent report of whether alcohol was counseled on during health provider visit	1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Marijuana Use Frequency and Quantity	2 months	Adolescent reported level for marijuana risk behaviors at 2 months adjusting for baseline level. Specific marijuana behaviors include: 1) number of days in which marijuana was used in the past 30 days; and 2) number of hours high on a typical day of marijuana use.
Interval Receipt of Care for Substance Use	2 months	Dichotomous variable indicating receipt of any follow-up care to address substance use identified at baseline.
Adolescent Substance Use Problem Recognition	1 day & 2 months	Adolescent reported recognition of alcohol and/or marijuana use as a problem (5-point scale).
Adolescent Satisfaction with Care	1 day	Adolescent satisfaction with care will be assessed using the total score on the 8-item Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) at 1-day follow-up.
Motivation for Substance Use Behavior Change	1 day & 2 months	Adolescent reported motivation to change alcohol use and/or marijuana use using a readiness to change scale (4-point scale).

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Interagency Teen Health Center; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States

Garfield Teen Health Center; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States

Nathan Hale Teen Health Center; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States