Family Therapy Via Video Teleconference for Substance-Abusing Rural Adolescents

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Conditions studied: Substance-Related Disorders

In brief

The current proposal is a randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy of Functional Family Therapy (FFT) administered by video teleconference (FFT-V) in the homes of substance abusing adolescents. In the proposed investigation, FFT-V will be compared with FFT administered face-to-face in the family home as well as to a services-as-usual (SAU) condition. The overarching objective of the study is to examine the degree to which an empirically based model of substance abuse treatment such as FFT can be effectively administered via video teleconferencing to adolescents and families living in rural and remote areas who would be otherwise unlikely to access treatment. The specific aims of the proposed study are to (1) evaluate the efficacy of FFT-V compared to FFT and SAU in reducing adolescent drug use, HIV risk behavior, delinquency, and recidivism, (2) evaluate the efficacy of FFT-V compared to FFT in establishing functional levels of therapeutic alliance formation, treatment attendance, retention, and satisfaction with treatment, (3) evaluate the efficacy of FFT-V compared to FFT and SAU in impacting core mechanisms of change in adolescent behavior including improved levels of family functioning and adolescent association with substance using peers, and (4) conduct a preliminary cost-effectiveness analysis to derive initial estimates of the relative costs of each treatment modality per outcome unit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01751217

Run by

Oregon Research Institute

People needed

90

Starts

2012-02-01

Expected to finish

2016-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-22

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 13-18 years of age
• Meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for substance abuse or dependence
• Reside with at least one parent or parental figure who is willing to participate in the study
• Reside in a rural community approximately 30-50 miles from the CFAR office
• Have sufficient residential stability to permit contact with CFAR throughout the study (e.g., not homeless or runaway at time of intake).

You may not qualify if…

• Incarcerated or in a restrictive placement outside the home (e.g., residential treatment, in-patient care)
• Evidence of a psychotic or organic state of sufficient severity to interfere with the ability to understand the research and clinical procedures
• A sibling is already participating in the study
• Evidence of posing a danger to self or others based on routine safety screening protocols (see Intake below)
• Evidence that more intensive services other than outpatient treatment are required (e.g., in-patient care, detoxification).

Where it is running

• Oregon Research Institute Center for Family and Adolescent Research — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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