Brief Interventions With Text Messaging to Reduce Adolescent Alcohol and Marijuana Use

NCT03401333 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2000021254
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study tests the feasibility of an intervention to prevent risky alcohol or marijuana use that adds a 4-week course of tailored text messaging to a brief motivational intervention for 13-18-year-old adolescents.

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking; Marijuana

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Enrollment

  Number of participants per month that enroll in the study

  Baseline

• Retention

  % of enrolled participants that complete the 4-week follow up assessments

  4 weeks

• Satisfaction

  Participant's rating of how much they like the intervention (Likert scale)

  4 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Text messaging and brief intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Brief motivational interview and 4-weeks of text messaging.

Behavioral: Text Messaging and Brief Negotiation Interview

Interventions

Text Messaging and Brief Negotiation Interview BEHAVIORAL

An in-person brief motivational intervention coupled with 4 weeks of motivational text messages

Text messaging and brief intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• to 18 years old
• Able to provide consent or assent and parental permission
• have a functioning cell phone without pay-as-you-go text messaging

You may not qualify if:

• currently enrolled in any substance abuse program;
• have medical/psychiatric condition that precludes participation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking; Marijuana Abuse

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking Behavior; Behavior; Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: A brief motivational interview and four weeks of text messaging.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 9, 2018
• First Posted: January 17, 2018
• Study Start: November 14, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 6, 2018
• Study Completion: June 6, 2018
• Last Updated: October 23, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)