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NCT Number: NCT03401333

Brief Interventions With Text Messaging to Reduce Adolescent Alcohol and Marijuana Use

This study tests the feasibility of an intervention to prevent risky alcohol or marijuana use that adds a 4-week course of tailored text messaging to a brief motivational intervention for 13-18-year-old adolescents.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking Behavior Chemically-Induced Disorders Drinking Behavior Marijuana Marijuana Abuse Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

13 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 13 to 18 years old
  • Able to provide consent or assent and parental permission
  • have a functioning cell phone without pay-as-you-go text messaging

Exclusion criteria

  • currently enrolled in any substance abuse program;
  • have medical/psychiatric condition that precludes participation

Treatment and study plan

Text Messaging and Brief Negotiation Interview

Behavioral

An in-person brief motivational intervention coupled with 4 weeks of motivational text messages

Primary outcomes

  1. Enrollment

    Time frame: Baseline

    Number of participants per month that enroll in the study

  2. Retention

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    % of enrolled participants that complete the 4-week follow up assessments

  3. Satisfaction

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    Participant's rating of how much they like the intervention (Likert scale)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Feasibility of Augmenting Brief Interventions With Text Messaging to Reduce Adolescent Alcohol and Marijuana Use

Acronym: STAR

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jan 17, 2018
Registry last updated
Oct 23, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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