A Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Drug Abuse Among Adolescent Girls

This study is designed to develop and test a gender-specific, web-based drug abuse prevention program. Study participants will be adolescent girls aged 13 and 14 years who will complete all measures online. Randomly assigned girls will also interact online with a skills-based program and subsequent annual booster sessions.

The study's primary hypothesis is that rates of 30-day alcohol and drug use will be lower among girls assigned to receive the intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Drug Abuse Prevention Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

13 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Columbia University School of Social Work

New York, 10027, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

resident of USA
speaks English
have private computer with Internet

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

RealTeen

Behavioral

A web-based, gender-specific program intended improve girls' cognitive and behavioral skills. Each of the 9 sessions requires approximately 20 minutes. After initial intervention, girls will receive two annual booster sessions (i.e., a 20-minute review of previously learned material indexed to new age).

Primary outcomes

30-day alcohol and drug use

Time frame: Up to 3 years

Measures will ask girls to report, for the past 30 days, the number of: drinks of alcohol consumed, cigarettes smoked, puffs of marijuana, and times they consumed four or more drinks within 2 hours. Girls will also report past 30-day use of: inhalants, ecstasy, club drugs, prescription drugs for recreational use, heroin, and hallucinogens.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Columbia University

Other

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Mar 18, 2013
Registry last updated: Jun 27, 2019

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