Dental and Medical Office iMET to Reduce Teen Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Use; Tobacco, Harmful; Alcohol Abuse; Drug Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: iMET; Behavioral: iMET/TE

• Registration Number: NCT00907309
• Lead Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of the project is to improve adolescent behavioral counseling services in healthcare settings with a new Internet/Intranet-based Motivational Enhancement Therapy (iMET) intervention that targets the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.

Detailed Description

We have previously developed and tested in a treatment population a promising MET program for alcohol and drug use. We will broaden the MET intervention to also target tobacco use and convert the new materials into a self-administered format.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-05-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-05-21
• Study First Posted: 2009-05-22
• Study Start: 2010-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-09
• Study Completion: 2012-09
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 121

Inclusion Criteria

• 12-21 years old
• Coming for routine care

Exclusion Criteria

• Medically or emotionally unstable day of visit
• Already receiving behavioral health services
• Cannot read/understand English
• Will not be available for post-tests

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
iMET	iMET	Participants will receive the iMET intervention.
iMET/TE	iMET/TE	Participants will receive the iMET intervention and Technological Extenders (TEs).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other drug use	3 months, 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rates of initiation and cessation of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and other drug use	3 months, 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital Boston; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States