Project IntERact Study

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-27

Study Completion Date

2021-04-30

Brief Summary

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This study will use a randomized control trial design (RCT) to pilot test a multisession remote therapy behavioral intervention for risky firearm behaviors and associated behaviors/consequences among adolescents. The study will pilot a state-of-the-art intervention delivery approaches (e.g., remote therapy, smartphone-based APP intervention content delivery) for reducing violence and associated behaviors among urban youth. Given the significant morality and mortality associated with firearm violence, the study will have significant impact by identifying optimal intervention strategies for future large-scale behavioral intervention trials.

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Detailed Description

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The specific aim of this pilot study is to pilot test an m-health intervention, as compared to enhanced usual care \[n=70; 35/group\], with eligible youth to assess intervention acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity, as well as trends towards decreased risky firearm behaviors, substance use, and criminal justice involvement. Specifically, 70 youth (ages 16-24) in the ED screening positive for firearm carriage and smartphone ownership will be randomly assigned (stratified by age/gender) to either the IntERact group or the control group. IntERact group participants will receive an Emergency Department (ED) session of behavioral therapy, followed by five additional remote therapy sessions of behavioral therapy delivered over the 5 weeks following their ED visit. Behavioral therapy will be comprised of motivational interviewing (MI), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and strengths-based care management (CM). In addition, youth in the IntERact group will also receive a smartphone APP that will be downloaded to their phone. The APP will deliver daily surveys, daily tailored MI and CBT messages in response to survey results, one-touch access to pro-social supports, psycho-educational materials, GPS-enabled message alerts, and facilitated access to CM resources. Youth enrolled in the control group will receive a pamphlet with local violence, substance use, and mental health resources. A follow-up assessment will be completed in each group at 4 months post-ED visit. Pilot data will aid in refining and clarifying content and clinical trial design elements for a future fully powered randomized control trial of the intervention (i.e., R01 proposal).

Conditions

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Violence Substance Use Criminal Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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IntERact

Participants randomized to this condition will receive behavioral therapy comprised of motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral skills therapy, and care management. Youth will receive a total of six sessions, one delivered in the emergency department at the time of recruitment and five delivered over the five subsequent weeks after the ED visit (i.e., baseline). Participants will also receive a smartphone APP that will deliver intervention content between therapy sessions, including tailored MI+CBT messages (tailored by daily survey responses), one-touch pro-social contact, psycho-educational materials, GPS-enabled "just-in-time" tailored alerts, and facilitated access to care management resources.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IntERact

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention integrates motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral skills therapy, and care management into a single behavioral counseling intervention delivered by a therapist. The intervention is delivered either in the emergency department or remotely over the subsequent 5 weeks for a total of six therapy sessions (\~30 min each). A smartphone app is also loaded on the participant's phone and delivers additional behavioral intervention content, including tailored MI+CBT messages (tailored by daily survey responses), one-touch pro-social contact encouragement, psycho-educational materials, GPS-enabled "just-in-time" tailored alerts, and facilitated access to care management resources.

Enhanced Usual Care Condition

Participants randomized to this condition will receive a pamphlet with violence, mental health, and substance use resources.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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IntERact

This intervention integrates motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral skills therapy, and care management into a single behavioral counseling intervention delivered by a therapist. The intervention is delivered either in the emergency department or remotely over the subsequent 5 weeks for a total of six therapy sessions (\~30 min each). A smartphone app is also loaded on the participant's phone and delivers additional behavioral intervention content, including tailored MI+CBT messages (tailored by daily survey responses), one-touch pro-social contact encouragement, psycho-educational materials, GPS-enabled "just-in-time" tailored alerts, and facilitated access to care management resources.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Past 4-month firearm carriage
* Ownership of a smartphone with APP capabilities

Exclusion Criteria

* Non-english speaking patients
* Patients unable to provide informed consent due to mental incompetence, incarceration (i.e., active police custody), medically unstable (abnormal vital signs requiring urgent resuscitation)
* Patients presenting for acute suicidal ideation or acute suicide attempt, child abuse or sexual assault.

Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes