Trial of Computerized SBI to Reduce Teen Alcohol Use

Phase 1

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Alcohol Abuse; Cannabis Abuse; Nicotine Dependence
• Interventions: Behavioral: c-ASBI

• Registration Number: NCT01784627
• Lead Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to test the effectiveness of a computer-facilitated alcohol screening and brief intervention (c-ASBI) system for 12- to 18-year-old primary care patients in a multi-site, randomized comparative effectiveness trial. The investigators hypothesize that, among 12- to 18-year olds patients coming for annual well-care, those receiving c-ASBI will have lower rates of any alcohol use at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups compared to Treatment As Usual (TAU).

Detailed Description

The Specific Aims are to 1) Test the effects of c-ASBI on any alcohol use; 2) Test the effects of c-ASBI separately as a prevention, therapeutic, and risk-reduction intervention; 3) Test the effects of c-ASBI separately on cannabis and tobacco use; explore its effects on other drug use; and 4) Assess potential moderators (e.g., age, gender, race/ethnicity, substance use history +/-, parent/sibling/peer substance use), mediators (e.g., Youth to Provider Connectedness,20 perceived harmfulness of alcohol and drug use), and explore c-ASBI's mechanism of action.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-02-05
• Study First Posted: 2013-02-06
• Study Start: 2015-01
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-07
• Primary Completion: 2017-10
• Study Completion: 2017-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Arriving for well or non-emergent care at one of participating study sites
• Have an email address
• Have internet address

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to read or understand English
• Living away at college at the time of the recruitment visit
• Not available for computer/telephone follow-ups
• Judged by the provider to be medically or emotionally unstable at time of visit

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
c-ASBI	c-ASBI	Participants in this group will receive the computerized alcohol screening and brief intervention (c-ASBI).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Days of alcohol use	12 months	We will compare rates of any alcohol use over the past twelve months between the groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Drinking initiation	12 months	We will compare rates of drinking initiation over the past 12-months between groups.
Drinking cessation	12 months	We will compare rates of drinking cessation over the past 12 months between groups.
Driving/Riding risk	12 months	We will compare the rates of driving under the influence or riding with a driver under the influence between groups.

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Cambridge Pediatrics; 🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Lexington Pediatrics; 🇺🇸 Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Tufts Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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

Longwood Pediatrics; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States