Early Intervention for Minors in Possession of Alcohol/Drugs: A Feasibility Study

Substance Use Disorder Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Early Intervention for Minors in Possession of Alcohol/Drugs: A Feasibility Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01616212
• Other study ID #: DA-12-033
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: May 29, 2012
• Last updated: October 8, 2014
• Start date: July 2011
• Est. completion date: September 2014

Study information

• Verified date: October 2014
• Source: Oregon Research Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate two brief, sustainable interventions for a sample of 280 adolescents charged with an initial drug-related offense: Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) intervention for youth and the Parenting Wisely (PW) intervention for parents. Families are assessed for adolescent substance use, HIV-risk, recidivist substance-related offenses, treatment entry, and other areas of individual and family functioning.

It is expected that the combined MET+PW interventions will be more effective than a treatment-as-usual intervention (drug education group) for adolescents with parents not participating in PW.

Description:

Illicit substance use and related problems among adolescents has been consistently high over the past decade and remains one of the most pressing public health concerns in the United States. The objective of this study is to conduct a pilot investigation of the feasibility and effectiveness of two brief empirically based treatments for adolescent substance abuse when implemented as early interventions for youth arrested and charged with first- or second-offense possession of alcohol or drugs. The two examined interventions are Motivational Enhancement therapy (MET) and Parenting Wisely (PW).

Over a one-year period, 280 adolescents and their parents will be referred to the study by the Juvenile Justice Centers in two Oregon counties within the Portland metro area. Families will be randomized to one of four intervention conditions; youth will receive either MET or a drug education intervention (EDUC), and the PW intervention for parents is present or absent. Participants will be assessed for adolescent substance use, HIV-risk, recidivist substance-related offenses, treatment entry, and other areas of individual and family functioning at intake and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 239
• Est. completion date: September 2014
• Est. primary completion date: September 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 13 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 13 - 17 years of age

2. Referral for a 1st or 2nd Minor in Possession (Alcohol) or Less Than an Ounce (Marijuana) offense

3. Adolescents living at home with at least one parent willing to participate in the study

4. Adolescents with sufficient English-language ability to permit participation in the interventions

5. Parent(s) with sufficient English- or Spanish-language ability to complete the English- or Spanish-language versions of PW and the assessment

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Evidence of psychotic or organic state of sufficient severity to interfere with understanding study procedures

2. Danger to self and/or services other than outpatient treatment are required

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Delinquency
• Substance Use Disorder
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

Other:
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy /Adol and PW for parents
Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents
Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents
• Drug Education for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents
Drug Education for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents
• Drug Education for adolescents
Drug Education for adolescents

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Oregon Research Institute	Portland	Oregon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Oregon Research Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Adolescent Substance Use and Related Problems	The questionnaire used is called the Time Line Follow Back.	Change from Baseline at 6 months	No
Secondary	Dysfunctional Discipline Practices	The questionnaire used to obtain this information is called Parenting Scale.	Change from Baseline at 6 months	No