MAST1: Early Intervention for Minors in Possession of Alcohol/Drugs: A Feasibility Study

Sponsor

Oregon Research Institute (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT01616212

Collaborator

(none)

239

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Duration (Months)

6.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Substance Use Disorder Delinquency	Other: Motivational Enhancement Therapy /Adol and PW for parents Other: Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents Other: Drug Education for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents Other: Drug Education for adolescents	Phase 1

Detailed 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.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

239 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

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

Study Start Date :

Jul 1, 2011

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2014

Actual Study Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2014

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: TX1 Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents	Other: Motivational Enhancement Therapy /Adol and PW for parents Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents Other Names: MET / PW
Experimental: TX 2 Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents	Other: Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents Motivational Enhancement Therapy for adolescents Other Names: MET
Experimental: TX3 Drug Education for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents	Other: Drug Education for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents Drug Education for adolescents, Parenting Wisely for parents Other Names: EDUC / PW
Experimental: TX4 Drug Education for adolescents	Other: Drug Education for adolescents Drug Education for adolescents Other Names: EDUC

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Adolescent Substance Use and Related Problems [Change from Baseline at 6 months]
The questionnaire used is called the Time Line Follow Back.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Dysfunctional Discipline Practices [Change from Baseline at 6 months]
The questionnaire used to obtain this information is called Parenting Scale.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

13 Years to 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

13 - 17 years of age
Referral for a 1st or 2nd Minor in Possession (Alcohol) or Less Than an Ounce (Marijuana) offense
Adolescents living at home with at least one parent willing to participate in the study
Adolescents with sufficient English-language ability to permit participation in the interventions
Parent(s) with sufficient English- or Spanish-language ability to complete the English- or Spanish-language versions of PW and the assessment

Exclusion Criteria:

Evidence of psychotic or organic state of sufficient severity to interfere with understanding study procedures
Danger to self and/or services other than outpatient treatment are required

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Oregon Research Institute	Portland	Oregon	United States	97232

Sponsors and Collaborators

Oregon Research Institute

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Hyman Hops, Ph.D., Oregon Research Institute

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Oregon Research Institute

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01616212

Other Study ID Numbers:

DA-12-033

First Posted:

Jun 11, 2012

Last Update Posted:

Oct 10, 2014

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2014

Keywords provided by Oregon Research Institute

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Substance-Related Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 10, 2014