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Behavioural Intervention

Web-Based Interventions for Adolescent Substance Use and Behavioral Health (ASPIRE Trial)

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Oregon Research Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

"This trial aims to compare two different web-based intervention programs, ePACE and eFACE, for adolescents with substance use and common behavioral problems. The goal is to see if these interventions are more effective than

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adolescents with mild to moderate substance use and related behavioral health issues. They should be willing to engage in web-based interventions and complete assessments over a 6-month period. Specific eligibility details are not provided, but typically participants must meet certain age and health criteria.

What is being tested?

The study compares two web-based interventions: ePACE, which is personalized, allowing youth choice in content and engagement level; versus eFACE, a fixed intervention without personalization. Both aim to address drug abuse, interpersonal relations, negative emotions, and stress.

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions are non-medical (web-based counseling modules), traditional side effects like those seen with medications are not expected. However, discussing sensitive topics may cause discomfort or emotional distress.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Adolescent Substance Use from baseline to 3 months

Adolescent Substance Use from baseline to 6 months

Parent Report Externalizing Problems from baseline to 3-months

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Secondary study objectives

Child Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) from baseline to 3-months

Child Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) from baseline to 6-months

Peer Encouragement and Influence from baseline to 3 months

+3 more

Other study objectives

Change in Urine assay - 3 months to 6 months

Change in Urine assay - baseline to 3 months

Emotion Regulation - baseline to 6 months

+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: ePACE Experimental ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The experimental intervention to be administered, ePACE, is a web-based brief intervention that includes personalization and youth-centered features. Feedback is provided based on youth's responses to activities, exercises, and quizzes to guide each individual's behavior change efforts.

Group II: eFACE Active Comparator ConditionActive Control1 Intervention

The eFACE active comparator arm involves the eFACE intervention and includes content that is similar to the ePACE experimental intervention, but modules are offered in a fixed order with no tailoring features. No personalized feedback based on youth responses are provided to inform individual youth's behavior change efforts.

Group III: Waiting List Comparison GroupActive Control1 Intervention

Youth in the waitlist comparison (WC) condition will not have access to the ePACE or eFACE modules until the final (6-month) assessment has been completed. Thus, the WC group will serve as a "no intervention" comparison group.

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