Brief Intervention in Substance Use in Adolescent Psychiatric Patients

NCT00694226 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1719/2003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 143
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy in decreasing the likelihood of substance use of a brief motivational enhancement intervention in adolescents referred to psychiatric treatment. 237 adolescents consecutively admitted to a psychiatry department completed an evaluation of their substance use. Subjects identified as users were randomly allocated to one of two groups: an experimental group that received a brief intervention aimed at increasing their awareness of the risks of substance use, or a control group. All subjects received standard treatment according to the primary diagnosis. Structured questionnaires assessing knowledge, attitudes, perception of risks and intention of use of psychoactive substances were administered upon admission and 1 month later.

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Keywords

Adolescent; Substance use; Brief intervention; Child psychiatry

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Attitudes towards psychoactive substances (Knowledge, Risk perception, Problems and Intention of use) measured with questionnaires obtained from the Evaluation Instruments Bank (EIB), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Brief intervention, consisting in an intervention with the adolescent and a session with parents or mentors. The session with the adolescent lasted 60 minutes. Materials related to the interview were developed according to previous reports on the subject. After building a good rapport the interviewer involved the patient in an initial discussion about the results of the evaluation. This led to a review of the drugs used by the subject and an elicitation of positives and negatives of drug use. The relationship between drug use and current and long-term goals was explored. Discrepancies and problems in the future related to substance use were examined, and information and counseling was offered. The basic components of the motivational interview approach were contemplated, and several skills were used by the interviewers. The individual session with parents or mentors consisted in the presentation of educational materials and a brief counseling intervention on parenting skills.

Behavioral: brief motivational intervention

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment as usual (TTU): Individuals assigned to this group and their parents or tutors received standard care and no further intervention other than completion of the assessment protocol. After completing the assessment individuals and their families went on to receive standard care at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department according to the primary diagnosis

Behavioral: treatment as usual

Interventions

brief motivational intervention BEHAVIORAL

Brief intervention, consisting in an intervention with the adolescent and a session with parents or mentors. The session with the adolescent lasted 60 minutes. Materials related to the interview were developed according to previous reports on the subject. After building a good rapport the interviewer involved the patient in an initial discussion about the results of the evaluation. This led to a review of the drugs used by the subject and an elicitation of positives and negatives of drug use. The relationship between drug use and current and long-term goals was explored. Discrepancies and problems in the future related to substance use were examined, and information and counseling was offered. The basic components of the motivational interview approach were contemplated, and several skills were used by the interviewers. The individual session with parents or mentors consisted in the presentation of educational materials and a brief counseling intervention on parenting skills.

1

treatment as usual BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual (TTU): After completion of the intervention, individuals and their families went on to receive standard care at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department according to the primary diagnosis.Individuals assigned to this group and their parents or tutors received standard care and no further intervention other than completion of the assessment protocol.

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Subjects aged 12-17
• consecutively referred for psychiatric or psychological assessment and treatment to a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department

You may not qualify if:

• Not willing to take part.
• Mentally retarded
• Non completion of a substantial part of the assessment protocol.
• Presenting severe acute psychopathological disturbances that interfere with the assessment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital Clinic of Barcelona: lead
• Ministry of Health, Spain: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hospital Clinic Barcelona

Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Interventions

Therapeutics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 23, 2008
• First Posted: June 10, 2008
• Study Start: March 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2005
• Last Updated: June 10, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-06

Locations

ES (1)