Using Technology to Reduce Youth Substance Use

NCT04446910 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 1K24DA046569-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 79
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The research project will focus on conducting a trial of whether a tailored SMS text-messaging intervention is efficacious in improving justice-involved youths' substance use or dual diagnosis treatment attendance and engagement.

Conditions

Drug Use

Keywords

Adolescent; Juvenile justice; text messaging; Substance use; mHealth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Treatment session attendance

  Proportion of treatment sessions attended

  30 days post baseline

• Treatment session attendance

  Proportion of treatment sessions attended

  60 days post baseline

• Treatment session attendance

  Proportion of treatment sessions attended

  90 days post baseline

• Treatment session attendance

  Proportion of treatment sessions attended

  120 days post baseline

• Treatment session attendance

  Proportion of treatment sessions attended

  180 days post baseline

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• First treatment session initiation

  120 days post baseline

• First treatment session initiation

  180 days post baseline

Other Outcomes (26)

• Alcohol use

  90 days post baseline

• Alcohol use

  180 days post baseline

• Drug use

  90 days post baseline

Study Arms (2)

SMS Text Messaging

EXPERIMENTAL

SMS text messaging intervention for a period of 90 days to encourage attendance at community-based substance use or dual diagnosis treatment appointments through motivational messages.

Behavioral: SMS Text Messaging

Standard of Care Engagement Practices

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard of care engagement practices, such as communicating with youth and caregivers, as needed, through texting but frequency of contact and content of messaging varies according to individual needs.

Behavioral: Standard of Care Engagement Practices

Interventions

SMS Text Messaging BEHAVIORAL

SMS text messaging intervention for a period of 90 days to promote attendance at community-based substance use or dual diagnosis treatment appointments through motivational messages.

SMS Text Messaging

Standard of Care Engagement Practices BEHAVIORAL

Standard of care engagement practices, such as communicating with youth and caregivers, as needed, through texting but frequency of contact and content of messaging varies according to individual needs.

Standard of Care Engagement Practices

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• English-speaking youth with willing adult caregiver
• Ages 13-18
• Justice-involved while living in the community
• Own a mobile phone or tablet
• Are willing to send and receive text messages
• Are referred to community-based substance use and/or mental health treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

UCSF Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, California, 94131, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Model Details: This is a hybrid 1 effectiveness-implementation design in which the investigators will test a theory-driven digital health (i.e., SMS text-messaging) treatment engagement intervention while also collecting data on the text messaging platform's potential implementation and adoption within juvenile justice and behavioral health settings.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2020
• First Posted: June 25, 2020
• Study Start: May 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2025
• Study Completion: April 1, 2025
• Last Updated: April 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)