Technology-Based Prevention for Adolescents in Primary Care

Not Applicable

Completed

Brief Summary: Adolescent substance use, sexual assault, and sexual risk behaviors pose a great public health concern, and subsequently there is also a great need to prevent these behaviors and experiences. This project involves the adaptation and integration of evidence-based prevention content aimed at preventing and reducing substance use, sexual assault, and sexual risk behaviors. This project uses innovative technology within primary care visits to conduct a feasibility trial of an integrated prevention program.

Detailed Description: Pilot feasibility trial in preparation for RCT. Adolescents aged 14-18 will be recruited for screening from community-based primary care clinics to ensure ease of dissemination and representation of community-based primary care settings. The primary goal is to develop feasibility to apply for an R01 to conduct an RCT. Power analyses indicate that 280 participants would be needed for an RCT after accounting for attrition. Given that the RCT would be conducted over a 3-year period, a recruitment rate of 8 adolescents per month would indicate feasibility for a larger RCT.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Intervention	Preliminary prevention program component content is based on evidence-based prevention programs and will integrate prevention content for substance use, sexual assault, and sexual risk behaviors.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Enrollment and Recruitment Rate	within 2 year recruitment period	Feasibility of enrollment recruitment was assessed by the proportion of anticipated participants enrolled in the study
Retention Rate: Number of Participants Who Completed at Least 1 Follow-Up Study	within 6 months of baseline participation	Feasibility of retention was assessed by the proportion of participants retained in the study

Secondary Outcome Measures