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NCT Number: NCT05353036

Survey to Identify Substance Use in Teenagers and Adolescents

This is a prospective survey study of patients 12-21 years undergoing anesthetic care. The primary objective is to determine the incidence of illicit substance use and abuse prior to anesthetic care. The secondary objective is to determine the illicit substances used and their frequency in patients presenting for anesthetic care.

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Key information

Conditions

Anesthesia

Age range

12 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

About this study

The participants will be asked to complete a survey in REDCap using an iPad during the visit. The study will record any positive answers from the drug and tobacco use questions routinely asked of the parents during the on-line pre-admission testing process. These include yes/no answers regarding drug, alcohol, and tobacco use.

The information collected will include only demographic data including age, weight, gender, ethnicity/race, and zip code. Survey data will be coded and will not include patient information. Completion of the survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients 12-21 years of age
  • Presenting for surgery or procedure requiring anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who are not able to complete the computerized survey due to physical or intellectual impairment
  • Patients who are non-English speaking

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

Survey assessing incidence, frequency, and type of illicit substance use

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Adolescent and Parent Reported Alcohol, Drug, Vaping and Tobacco Usage

    Time frame: Baseline

    As part of standard of care, nurses contact the parents of children scheduled for surgery to obtain health history and any alcohol, drug, vaping and tobacco usage. For the study, adolescents were asked to complete a survey on REDCap regarding their alcohol, drug, vaping and tobacco usage and those responses were compared to the answers the parents gave to the nurses during pre-op phone call.

  2. Alcohol Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever drank alcohol?

  3. Marijuana Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever smoked or consumed marijuana, THC, or cannabis?

  4. Vape Pen Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever vaped?

  5. Tobacco Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever used tobacco?

  6. Prescription Opioid Use for Acute Pain

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever used a prescribed opioid for acute pain?

Secondary outcomes

  1. Most Recent Alcohol Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you used alcohol?

  2. Age First Drank Alcohol

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey How old were you when you first drank alcohol?

  3. Most Recent Marijuana Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you used marijuana?

  4. Age First Used Marijuana

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey How old were you when you first started using?

  5. Most Recent Vape Pen Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you vaped?

  6. Age First Started Vaping

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey How old were you when you first started vaping?

  7. Most Recent Tobacco Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you used tobacco?

  8. Age First Used Tobacco

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey How old were you when you started using tobacco?

  9. Most Recent Prescribed Opioid Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you used a prescribed opioid for acute pain?

  10. Prescribed Opioid Use for Anything Other Than Pain

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Did you ever use that medication (prescribed opioid) for anything other than pain?

  11. Prescribed Opioid Use Leading to Abuse

    Time frame: Baseline

    Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Did your using prescribed opioid for anything other than pain lead to your abusing opioids/narcotics?

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Expanded Preoperative Survey During Perioperative Care to Identify Substance Use in Teenagers and Adolescents

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Apr 29, 2022
Registry last updated
Sep 26, 2024

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