Screening and Brief Advice to Reduce Teen Substance Use

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance Related Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a brief intervention for alcohol and drug use in adolescents that a primary care doctor can give in his/her office. The study will be conducted in nine primary care offices in three New England states, and in ten pediatric offices in Prague, Czech Republic (CZR). We hypothesize that: 1. Among 12-18 year old well care patients who screen positive for drug/alcohol use, the experimental intervention administered by trained primary care providers will be more effective than standard care in decreasing drug and alcohol use; 2. Among 12-18 year old well care patients who screen negative for drug/alcohol use, the experimental intervention administered by trained primary care providers will be more effective than standard care in decreasing initiation of drug and alcohol use as measured by self-reports of substance use; 3. Among 12-18 year old well care patients who are at risk for riding with an impaired driver or driving while impaired, the experimental intervention administered by trained primary care providers will be more effective than standard care in decreasing Riding/Driving risk behavior as measured by a standardized scale.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00227877

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

2695

Starts

2005-12-01

Expected to finish

2010-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-14

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 12-18 year old patients coming for well care or follow-up visits to one of the study sites, All levels of substance use, Able to read and understand English

You may not qualify if…

• Will not be available for 12 month follow-up period, Medically unstable at the time of the visit

Where it is running

• Tufts-New England Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Cambridge Pediatrics — Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
• Fallon Clinic — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
• Capital Region Family Health Center — Concord, New Hampshire, United States
• Milton Family Practice — Milton, Vermont, United States
• Center for the Evaluation, Prevention, and Research of Substance Abuse — Prague, Czechia

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