Computer Adaptation of Screening, Brief MET Intervention to Reduce Teen Drinking
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The goal of this project is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effect size of a new computerized Motivational Enhancement Therapy (cMET) intervention for alcohol-involved adolescents in primary care.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2015
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 18, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 20, 2013
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2017
CompletedApril 20, 2017
April 1, 2017
2.6 years
June 18, 2013
April 18, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Alcohol use
The study investigators will measure the past 90 day alcohol use at 3-, 6-, and 9-months follow-up.
up to 9-months follow-up
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Drinks per drinking day
up to 9-months follow-up
Other Outcomes (1)
Heavy episodic drinking
up to 9-months follow-up
Study Arms (2)
Treatment As Usual
NO INTERVENTIONThose randomized to Treatment as Usual (TAU) will not complete cMET but will receive standard treatment from the doctor.
cMET
EXPERIMENTALThose randomized to cMET will complete a 2-session computerized Motivational Enhancement Therapy (cMET) intervention.
Interventions
Those in cMET complete the 2-session self-administered computerized intervention which includes 8 exercises designed to encourage adolescents to evaluate the impact of alcohol and other substance use on their health and well-being and consider changing their use.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- to 20- yr-olds
- arriving for routine care to one of our participating pediatric practices (Lexington Pediatrics, Lexington, MA; East Boston Community Health Center, Longwood Pediatrics, Tufts Medical Center Adolescent Clinic, Boston, MA; Cambridge Health Alliance Dept. of Pediatrics, Cambridge, MA)
- any alcohol use days in the past 90 days,
- have an email address and internet access at home, school, or library
- provide informed assent/consent.
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 the time of the visit.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
John R Knight, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sion K Harris, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Central Study Contacts
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
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Co-Director, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Boston Children's Hospital
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 18, 2013
First Posted
June 20, 2013
Study Start
January 1, 2015
Primary Completion
August 1, 2017
Study Completion
August 1, 2017
Last Updated
April 20, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share