Clinical trial NCT00350909: Brief Intervention for Drug Abusing Adolescents
Official title: Brief Intervention for Drug Abusing Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Drug Abuse
Keywords: drug abuse
Lead sponsor: University of Minnesota
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2006-07-11
Enrollment: 160
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 13
Maximum age (years): 19
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this clinical trail is to evaluate the efficacy of a brief, cognitive-behavioral therapeutic intervention for adolescents reporting mild or moderate drug abuse (MMDA). This school-based initiative employs a collaborative effort between the University of Minnesota researchers and the St. Paul Public Schools. This intervention aims to reduce post-treatment drug use behaviors and enhance drug-use resistant cognitions and problem-solving skills.

Detailed description: The purpose of this clinical trail is to evaluate the efficacy of a brief, cognitive-behavioral therapeutic intervention for adolescents reporting mild or moderate drug abuse (MMDA). This school-based initiative employs a collaborative effort between the University of Minnesota researchers and the St. Paul Public Schools. This intervention aims to reduce post-treatment drug use behaviors and enhance drug-use resistant cognitions and problem-solving skills.

Specifically, we propose a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral therapy on key process and outcome dimensions among school-based youth with mild-to-moderate drug abuse (MMDA). The experimental treatment is designated Brief Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (BCBI) given its theoretical foundation in stage of change theory used to coordinate modules on Rational-Emotive Therapy and Problem Solving Therapy. BCBI will be compared against a second experimental treatment that consists of BCBI and a single parent session (BCBI+P) and an assessment only condition (control). The importance of clarifying mechanisms in drug treatment research will be explored with respect to a limited number of treatment and individual factors that have emerged as promising mediating and moderating factors, such as cognitive and problem solving factors, parenting practices, and peer group influences.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. student at a local school
2. meets DSM-IV criteria for a substance abuse disorder for at least one drug
3. student and parent both agree to participate in the intervention study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. meets criteria for at least one DSM-IV substance dependence disorder
2. meets criteria for a psychotic disorder or a learning disability

Primary outcomes:
measure: Drug use frequency and quantity at 1-, 3- and 12-months post-intervention.
timeFrame: 1 year post treatment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: HIV and sexual risk behaviors at the same time period.
timeFrame: 1 year post treatment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: University of Minnesota
state: Minnesota
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Minnesota
name: Ken C Winters, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Piehler TF, Winters KC. Decision-making style and response to parental involvement in brief interventions for adolescent substance use. J Fam Psychol. 2017 Apr;31(3):336-346. doi: 10.1037/fam0000266. Epub 2016 Dec 8.