Peer-delivered Follow-up Text Communication After a Brief Motivational Interviewing (MI) for Adolescent Drug Abusers

NCT04634968 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MedPAC-Pilot
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A pilot randomized control trial will be conducted attaching to the MedPAC services to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a Motivational Interviewing (BMI) interaction via instant messaging apps on reducing the drug abuse among youth in Hong Kong.

Conditions

Drug Abuse; Adolescent Behavior

Keywords

drug abuse; brief motivational interview; peer counselling; instant messaging; adolescent

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes of drug abuse consumption

  The participants' changes of drug abuse consumption between baseline and 1-month follow-up.

  1-month

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Changes of level of readiness to quit

  1-month

• The rate of changes of level of readiness to quit at 3 month comparing to that at baseline

  3-month

• The rate of changes of level of readiness to quit at 6 month comparing to that at baseline

  6-month

• Changes of perceived treatment needs

  1-month

• Changes of perceived treatment needs

  3-month

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The interactive Brief MI-based text message communication via instant messaging apps (e.g., WhatsApp, WeChat) will be applied in the intervention group. The chatting function of WhatsApp and WeChat will be used as the intervention platform. The intervention will start on the first day after the participants join the follow-up group. The whole interactive text-communication intervention lasts for 1 month. The frequency of message communication will be at least twice a week. After completing the intervention, participants will be invited to complete an individualized telephone-based interview for collecting further information on the intervention content.

Behavioral: Brief Motivational Interviewing interaction

control group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The participants in the control group will receive general health communication twice every week via SMS. The communication lasts for 1 month. After completing the intervention, participants will be invited to complete an individualized telephone-based interview for collecting further information on the intervention content.

Behavioral: General health communication

Interventions

Brief Motivational Interviewing interaction BEHAVIORAL

Telephone peer counselling+ Brief Motivational Interviewing interaction, and telephone-based interview after receiving all information.

intervention group

General health communication BEHAVIORAL

Telephone peer counselling+ General health communication, and telephone-based interview, and telephone-based interview after receiving all information.

control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age 25 years old or below,
• report taking drugs within the past 30 days,
• be able to speak Cantonese, read Traditional Chinese,
• accept to received counseling use messaging apps (such as WhatsApp, WeChat, and SMS text messenger),
• have verbally consented to join the follow-up intervention.

You may not qualify if:

• have acute psychosis or other mental problems,
• be undergoing other drug abuse recovery treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Saunders B, Wilkinson C, Phillips M. The impact of a brief motivational intervention with opiate users attending a methadone programme. Addiction. 1995 Mar;90(3):415-24. doi: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1995.90341510.x.

  PMID: 7735025 RESULT

• Padwa H, Guerrero EG, Serret V, Rico M, Gelberg L. Adapting substance use brief interventions for adolescents: perspectives of adolescents living with adults in substance use disorder treatment. Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2018 Dec 5;9:137-142. doi: 10.2147/SAR.S177865. eCollection 2018.

  PMID: 30584386 RESULT

• de Gee EA, Verdurmen JE, Bransen E, de Jonge JM, Schippers GM. A randomized controlled trial of a brief motivational enhancement for non-treatment-seeking adolescent cannabis users. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014 Sep;47(3):181-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.05.001. Epub 2014 May 17.

  PMID: 24969735 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders; Adolescent Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavior

Study Officials

• Denise Shuk Ting Cheung, Phd

  HKU

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 9, 2020
• First Posted: November 18, 2020
• Study Start: November 15, 2020
• Primary Completion: May 15, 2021
• Study Completion: December 4, 2021
• Last Updated: July 28, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: After the project is completed and the results of the project have been published.
• Access Criteria: Request could be sent to Principal Investigator (william3@hku.hk)

Locations

HK (1)