Advancing Adolescent Screening and Brief Intervention Protocols in Primary Care Settings

Phase 3

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Substance Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: computer-assisted Screening & Brief Advice; Behavioral: computer-assisted Screening & Brief Advice Plus

• Registration Number: NCT01523444
• Lead Sponsor: Treatment Research Institute

Brief Summary

This proposed study tests the effectiveness and examines the implementation of screening and brief intervention techniques to delay initiation and reduce substance use among adolescents accessing medical care in Federally Qualified Health Care settings with a computer-facilitated intervention. The primary hypothesis is that participants in the intervention groups will be more likely to cease or reduce substance use at follow-up compared to clients in the treatment as usual condition.

Detailed Description

The aims of the proposed 5-year study are threefold: (1) To examine the effectiveness of a computer-facilitated Screening and Brief Advice (cSBA) to reduce initiation and substance abuse among adolescents in a novel setting; (2) To examine the comparative effectiveness of adding a Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment component to the cSBA intervention among adolescents in these centers; (3) To examine factors facilitating and inhibiting the implementation of SBIRT-type procedures with adolescents in FQHCs.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-27
• Study First Posted: 2012-02-01
• Study Start: 2013-09
• Primary Completion: 2016-02
• Study Completion: 2017-11
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN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

Inclusion Criteria

• 12-18 year old patients seeking care at the primary care participating sites

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to read and understand English
• Medically unstable
• Unavailable for follow-up

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
computer Screening & Brief Advice	computer-assisted Screening & Brief Advice	All participants receiving care at the site assigned to the computer-facilitated screening and brief advice (cSBA) condition will receive the cSBA intervention as part of their care at that clinic.
computer Screening & Brief Advice Plus	computer-assisted Screening & Brief Advice Plus	All participants receiving care at the site assigned to the cSBA+ condition will receive the cSBA intervention elements plus the delivery of a brief, two-session motivational enhancement therapy (MET) intervention to be delivered a Behavioral Health Counselor (BHC) at the clinic immediately after meeting with the primary care provider as part of care at that clinic.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced substance use	3 and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Initiation of substance use	3 and 12 Months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Treatment Research Institute; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States