Substance Use Interventions for Truant Adolescents

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Conditions studied: Adolescent Problem Behavior, Truancy; Unsocialized, Marijuana Abuse, Truancy; Socialized, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse

In brief

This study evaluates a brief motivation-building intervention for parents and teens to reduce truancy and substance use. It is hypothesized that the motivational intervention will result in better outcomes compared to an education-only intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03655574

Run by

Brown University

People needed

110

Starts

2019-01-01

Expected to finish

2024-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-06-03

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• the target child is in 6th-10th grade at the start of the project and living at home with at least one parent/guardian,
• the teen must report 6 or more incidences of marijuana use in the last 90 days (an approximation of biweekly use)
• by law, the teen must have at least 20 unexcused absences in an academic year to be in truancy court, and (4) parental consent and teen assent are obtained.

You may not qualify if…

• the family is not able to speak and understand English or Spanish well enough to complete study procedures
• developmental delay, as determined by school placements outside the regular classroom, that would affect comprehension of the intervention.

Where it is running

• Rhode Island Family Court — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• Brown Univerity — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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