Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Intervention Research Study in Pediatric Primary Care

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Conditions studied: Heavy Drinking, Driving Under the Influence, Riding With Driver Under the Influence

In brief

Our goal is to conduct a large multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a promising computer-facilitated Screening and clinician Brief Intervention (cSBI) system designed for delivery by pediatric primary care clinicians and aimed at reducing unhealthy alcohol use and related riding/driving safety risk among adolescent patients. Our setting will be the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) national primary care research network, with \>600 U.S. primary care practices having participated in recent studies. This trial addresses the evidence gap identified in the latest U.S. Preventive Services Task Force review of alcohol screening and brief counseling interventions among adolescents, and, if shown effective, the cSBI system could be widely disseminated via AAP's existing education, teaching, and advocacy platforms to its 67,000 pediatrician members, thereby greatly increasing the potential for population-level impact of alcohol screening and brief intervention for U.S. adolescents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04450966

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

169

Starts

2023-03-10

Expected to finish

2026-05-13

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-29

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 14-17
• Presenting for well-visit with participating clinician
• Reports any lifetime alcohol use
• If no lifetime alcohol use, reports riding with a driver under the influence in the past 12 months
• Has own cell phone and is willing to share cell phone number before their scheduled visit
• Completes required pre-visit activity/activities before well visit

You may not qualify if…

• Youth in foster care
• Unable to read and communicate in English
• Unable to complete follow-ups
• Currently receiving treatment from specialty clinician(s) for a substance use concern
• Deemed by their clinician to be inappropriate for study participation due to neurodevelopmental delays or medical/emotional concerns

Where it is running

• American Academy of Pediatrics — Itasca, Illinois, United States
• Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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