Juvenile Offender HIV Prevention and Drug Abuse Services

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Risk Behavior, Substance Abuse, Delinquency

In brief

This study will determine the clinical effectiveness, moderators and mechanisms of change, and economic impact of an integrative, family-based intervention that concurrently targets change in HIV/Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)-associated risk behaviors, drug abuse, delinquency, arrest and mental health outcomes for juvenile offenders committed to a juvenile justice day treatment program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01922297

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

121

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-08-25

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between the ages of 13 and 18
• Committed to a juvenile justice day treatment program
• Meet criteria for substance use disorder on the DISC Predictive Scales
• Any self-reported sexual activity within the past 6 months
• At least one parent figure willing to participate in intervention and assessments

You may not qualify if…

• Mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorders
• Psychotic features
• Current suicidality defined as Ideation + Plan + High intention to carry out plan

Where it is running

• University of Miami Miller School of Medicine — Miami, Florida, United States

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