Pilot Test of Computerized MET to Reduce Adolescent Alcohol Use

NCT01796158 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: JKR34_PA-13-078
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to conduct a pilot study evaluating feasibility, acceptability, and estimating the effect size of a new computerized Motivational Enhancement Therapy (cMET) intervention for alcohol-involved adolescent primary care patients.

Conditions

Alcohol Abuse

Keywords

adolescents; alcohol abuse; drug abuse; substance use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• cMET completion

  The investigators will measure the percentages of completed cMET sessions by those referred to cMET.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• cMET satisfaction

  9 months

Other Outcomes (1)

• Alcohol use

  9 months

Study Arms (2)

cASBI+cMET

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will complete the computerized alcohol screening and brief intervention (cASBI)protocol at the time of an office visit and also complete the 2-session computerized Motivational Enhancement Therapy intervention (cMET).

Behavioral: cASBI+cMET; Behavioral: cASBI

cASBI

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will complete the computerized screening and brief intervention protocol at the time of a primary care office visit.

Behavioral: cASBI

Interventions

cASBI+cMET BEHAVIORAL

In the cASBI protocol participants complete a computerized screen for alcohol and drug use, view their screen results on the computer, then see 10 pages of science and true life stories describing the health effects of alcohol and other substance use. The provider receives a report of the screen results and gives brief advice regarding alcohol and drug use during the office visit. The cMET protocol is a 2 session intervention composed of 8 exercises designed to encourage adolescents their alcohol and other substance use and develop a plan to stop or reduce their use.

cASBI+cMET

cASBI BEHAVIORAL

In the cASBI protocol participants complete a computerized screen for alcohol and drug use, view their screen results on the computer, then see 10 pages of science and true life stories describing the health effects of alcohol and other substance use. The provider receives a report of the screen results and gives brief advice regarding alcohol and drug use during the office visit.

cASBI; cASBI+cMET

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• any alcohol use days in the past 90 days
• have an email address and internet access at home, school, or library

You may not qualify if:

• unable to read or understand English
• living away at college at the time of the recruitment visit
• not available for computer/telephone follow-ups
• judged by the provider to be medically or emotionally unstable at time of visit

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Boston Children's Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholism; Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related Disorders; 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
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Senior Associate in Medicine; Associate in Psychiatry, Director, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Boston Children's Hospital

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2013
• First Posted: February 21, 2013
• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2016
• Study Completion: March 1, 2016
• Last Updated: October 7, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)