PURSUIT: A Technologically Augmented School-based Program to Improve Child Coping and Prevent Substance Use.

NCT ID: NCT07266740

Last Updated: 2025-12-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-01

Study Completion Date

2026-10-31

Brief Summary

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The study investigators aim to test an online support platform for Michigan youth aged 8-18 years enrolled in elementary, middle, or high school and their parent/caregiver. The online support platform will be hosted on the Computerized Intervention Authoring System (CIAS) 3.0 and will provide evidence-based cognitive behavioral coping skills for physical (pain) and mental (stress, mood) health symptoms, with additional substance use prevention content for youth aged 12 and older. Evaluations will occur at baseline and then a post assessment approximately 8 weeks later.

Detailed Description

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The study investigator's aims are to:

1. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the PURSUIT online support platform using mixed methods.
2. Explore the impact of PURSUIT on youth's physical (pain) and mental health (stress, anxiety, mood, perceived risk of substance use) symptoms at post assessment.

Consented youth will complete a baseline assessment (week 1), and then will use the PURSUIT online platform (expected duration is 6 week), and complete a post assessment (week 8).

Within the PURSUIT platform, all youth will have access to tools teaching cognitive-behavioral strategies for managing mood, anxiety, stress, and physical pain. Youth aged 12 and older will have access to additional content presenting cognitive-behavioral strategies for reducing the risk of substance use.

Youth will provide data on their symptoms (e.g thoughts, mood, behaviors, sleep, pain, and stress) at baseline and post assessment. A caregiver will report on the child's demographics, adverse childhood experience (ACE) exposure, school performance/attendance and their own mood. At post-assessment, the youth will also be asked to take part in a brief, semi-structured interview regarding their experiences with PURSUIT.

Conditions

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Pediatric Pain Anxiety Mood Stress Feasibility Studies Acceptability Health Promotion Online Mental Health Program

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

All youth enrolled in the study will be given access to the online self-management platform.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Masking does not apply to this study.

Study Groups

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PURSUIT Self-Management Portal

All youth enrolled in the study will have access to an online self-management platform, hosted by the Computerized Intervention Authoring System (CIAS). The self-management platform comprises evidence-based cognitive-behavioral psycho-education and skills broadly applicable to physical (pain) and mental (stress, mood) health symptoms. Youth aged twelve and older will have access to content related to preventing substance use. Materials include instructional videos, handouts, and worksheets.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PURSUIT

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

PURSUIT is an online self-management platform for youth aged 8-18 and one caregiver that provides cognitive-behavioral coping skills for physical and mental health symptoms, plus substance use prevention content for youth aged 12 and older.

Interventions

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PURSUIT

PURSUIT is an online self-management platform for youth aged 8-18 and one caregiver that provides cognitive-behavioral coping skills for physical and mental health symptoms, plus substance use prevention content for youth aged 12 and older.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged eight to 18 years
* Enrolled in a Michigan elementary, middle, or high school

Exclusion Criteria

* Age under 8
* Age over 18 years
* Non-enrollment in A Michigan school.
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Michigan State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Natoshia Cunningham

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Michigan State University

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Natoshia R Cunningham, PhD

Role: CONTACT

845-662-6198

Jocelyn Zuckerman

Role: CONTACT

Other Identifiers

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G-2404-153994

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

STUDY00011346

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id