Primary Connections for Youth and Families

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance Use

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a standard adolescent-only approach to substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment to a in primary care settings. Primary outcomes (AOD use, co-occurring behavior problems, parent-youth communication about AOD use) and secondary outcomes (adolescent quality of life, therapy attendance) are assessed at screen/initial and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months follow-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05964010

Run by

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

People needed

2300

Starts

2024-03-01

Expected to finish

2029-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-18

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Youth aged 12-17 years with a primary caregiver (i.e., parental figure) also in attendance to primary care appointment
• Youth and caregiver are fluent in English or Spanish
• Youth and caregiver are capable of using audio-assisted informed consent procedures and independently operating a hand-held tablet device
• Youth and caregiver are complete routine site AOD risk screening questions prompted during PC visit intake

Where it is running

• Columbia University Medical Center — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)

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