Reducing Problematic Substance Use in Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions

NCT ID: NCT01709201

Last Updated: 2017-06-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-07-31

Study Completion Date

2015-06-30

Brief Summary

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The investigators goal is to pilot a substance use-related brief intervention (BI) for youth with chronic medical conditions, obtaining preliminary evidence of feasibility, acceptability and impacts of the approach for reducing substance use among this group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alcohol Abuse Drug Abuse

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment as Usual

Those in the Treatment as Usual group will not receive the brief intervention for substance use but will receive a brief health education brochure.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Brief Intervention

Those in the Brief Intervention group will receive a brief motivational intervention aimed at encouraging the participant to decrease their substance use.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brief Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Those in the intervention arm will undergo a 10-minute discussion with a trained interventionist aimed at encouraging decreased substance use.

Interventions

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Brief Intervention

Those in the intervention arm will undergo a 10-minute discussion with a trained interventionist aimed at encouraging decreased substance use.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 14-18 years old
* Currently being treated for diabetes, rheumatologic disorders, asthma, or ulcerative colitis (UC) at Boston Children's Hospital with a duration of chronic illness of at least one year
* Previous participation in the screening validation study
* Evidence of problems related to substance use

Exclusion Criteria

* Medically or emotionally unstable or otherwise unable to provide assent/consent
* Unable to speak/read English
* Unable to use a computer keyboard and/or complete an interviewer-assisted questionnaire
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boston Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sharon Levy

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sharon Levy, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston Children's Hospital

Elissa Weitzman, ScD, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston Children's Hospital

Locations

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Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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FP01009751

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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