Medical Office Intervention for Adolescent Drug Use - Research Supplement for Under-represented Minorities
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 42
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Score on the Connors Continuous Performance Test II (CCPT II)
研究概览
简要总结
This study will use the CCPT II to assess attention in 12-21 year olds enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of a brief behavioral treatment for substance abuse.
This study will describe at baseline levels of attention using a well validated instrument (Connors Continuous Performance Test II) and explore the association between attention levels and substance use. The primary study hypothesis is that lower initial levels of substance use (as measured by percent days abstinent) will be associated with higher attention levels. We envision that this data will inform a better understanding of how attention may modify treatment response.
详细描述
Research among adolescents with substance use problems presents unique challenges to investigators. Issues with recruitment, confidentiality, and follow-up have been cited as common limitations to research in this area. One likely contributor to decreased treatment persistence and follow-up is the limited ability to sustain attention that many adolescents, especially those with substance problems, may manifest. (Taper, 2002) Thus, assessing attention before beginning substance abuse treatment has the potential not only to inform the science of adolescent addiction medicine, but also to guide the development of therapies to specifically address attention deficits among adolescent substance users. Adolescent outpatients being treated for substance problems have not been systematically studied for clinical or subclinical attention levels.
The primary aims this study are as follows:
- To test the feasibility of administering the Connors Continuous Performance Test II (CCPT II), a well validated measure of attention, to a sample of 12-21 year old patients receiving treatment for substance abuse.
- To obtain baseline descriptive statistics on the CCPT II in a previously understudied group of young patients receiving treatment for substance abuse.
- To estimate the magnitude of the association between substance use and levels of attention at baseline before treatment.
- To explore the degree to which attention may affect response to substance abuse treatment in general and specifically motivational interviewing.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 21 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •CRAFFT score of 1 or more
- •Have used cannabis, alcohol or another drug on at least two occasions during the 30 days preceding their visit
- •Can read and understand English
排除标准
- •Require immediate hospitalization or referral to residential substance abuse treatment
- •Will not be available to complete the study assessments over the next 9 months.
结局指标
主要结局
Score on the Connors Continuous Performance Test II (CCPT II)
时间窗: Baseline
次要结局
- Percentage of days abstinent(6 months)