A Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Drug Abuse Among Adolescent Girls

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Drug Abuse Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: RealTeen

• Registration Number: NCT01813123
• Lead Sponsor: Columbia University

Brief Summary

This study is designed to develop and test a gender-specific, web-based drug abuse prevention program. Study participants will be adolescent girls aged 13 and 14 years who will complete all measures online. Randomly assigned girls will also interact online with a skills-based program and subsequent annual booster sessions.

The study's primary hypothesis is that rates of 30-day alcohol and drug use will be lower among girls assigned to receive the intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-13
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-18
• Primary Completion: 2017-07
• Study Completion: 2019-01-30
• Status Verified: 2019-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 2019-06-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 788

Inclusion Criteria

• resident of USA
• speaks English
• have private computer with Internet

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	RealTeen	RealTeen

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
30-day alcohol and drug use	Up to 3 years	Measures will ask girls to report, for the past 30 days, the number of: drinks of alcohol consumed, cigarettes smoked, puffs of marijuana, and times they consumed four or more drinks within 2 hours. Girls will also report past 30-day use of: inhalants, ecstasy, club drugs, prescription drugs for recreational use, heroin, and hallucinogens.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Columbia University School of Social Work; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States