Brief Substance Use Intervention for Youth in Teen Court

NCT01464554 | Completed Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: R01DA019938-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 193
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Youth involved in the juvenile justice system have multiple problems, including an earlier onset of alcohol and drug use and higher rates of alcohol and drug use than their peers in the general population. This 4.5 year study will develop and evaluate a new group intervention for youth who have committed a first time alcohol or drug offense. Teens will be randomized to receive either usual care or the new group intervention. Teens will complete a baseline, post-test (when they complete the intervention, which could vary for each teen but is typically around 6-8 weeks), and a 3-month follow-up survey upon completion of the intervention. The investigators will examine outcomes for a variety of behaviors, including alcohol and drug use and assess whether there are differences between the teens who received usual care and the teens who received the new group intervention.

Conditions

Alcohol or Other Drugs Use

Keywords

adolescents; alcohol; drugs; delinquency; intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• frequency of alcohol and drug use

  this will include the frequency of drinking and the frequency of marijuana use

  three month follow up

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• frequency of other risk behaviors

  3 month follow up

Study Arms (2)

Usual Care

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Teens will receive six sessions of an alcohol and drug education group

Behavioral: Usual care

Project Free Talk

EXPERIMENTAL

Teens will receive six sessions of and evidenced based motivational interviewing alcohol and drug program

Behavioral: Project Free Talk

Interventions

Usual care BEHAVIORAL

alcohol and drug education

Also known as: ADAG

Usual Care

Project Free Talk BEHAVIORAL

motivational interviewing alcohol and drug program

Project Free Talk

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• years old;
• English speaking

You may not qualify if:

• has medical marijuana card;
• is older or younger than 14-18 years old,
• does not speak English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• RAND: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Santa Barbara, California, 93101, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Ph.D.

  RAND

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2011
• First Posted: November 3, 2011
• Study Start: January 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2011
• Study Completion: August 1, 2014
• Last Updated: May 8, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-05

Locations

US (1)