Computerized Brief Intervention vs. Delayed Computerized Brief Intervention

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of the study is to determine whether a computerized brief intervention for moderate risk drug use among adult primary care patients is more effective than providing such patients with a substance abuse assessment alone.

Detailed Description
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The study will enroll 80 adult primary care patients who have moderate risk drug use. Eligible participants (N = 80) will be randomly assigned to immediately receive a computerized brief intervention focused on drug use or to receive the same computerized brief intervention at 3-month follow-up. All participants will be assessed at three time points: baseline, and at 3 and 6 month follow-ups.

Conditions
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Drug Abuse

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Computerized Brief Intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: (1) minimum 18 years of age (2) primary care or dental patients at the participating clinics (3) score between 4 and 26 (moderate-risk) for illicit drug and/or nonmedical use of prescription drugs on any of the single item drug use risk scores of the ASSIST. Exclusion Criteria: (1) score in the high-risk range on the ASSIST for any drug (except tobacco) or alcohol use (i.e., ASSIST score > 26) (2) no reported drug use within the past 3 months (3) drug abuse treatment within the past 12 months (4) a BI at the clinic with the behavioral health counselor within the past month (5) prior enrollment in the parent study; (6) plans to move out of New Mexico in the next 6 months

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Computerized Brief Intervention<br>Computerized Brief Intervention is delivered using a talking, animated cartoon-like parrot that provides patient feedback, empathic reflection, and personalization regarding their drug use. | Behavioral: Computerized Brief Intervention<br>* No additional information needed.<br>|
| Other: Delayed Computerized Brief Intervention<br>Participants receive only a substance abuse assessment at baseline. At three-month follow-up, they then receive the computerized brief intervention. | Behavioral: Computerized Brief Intervention<br>* No additional information needed.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Tests (ASSIST) Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score | The ASSIST Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score ranges from 0 to 308, with higher scores indicating greater risk. | 3 month follow-up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Tests (ASSIST) Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score | The ASSIST Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score ranges from 0 to 308, with higher scores indicating greater risk. | 6-month follow-up | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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brief intervention, computerized brief intervention