Status:

COMPLETED

Mentored Clinical Career Award in Adolescent Substance Abuse

Lead Sponsor:

Boston Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Substance-Related Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-21 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to determine the barriers to, and risks and benefits of random laboratory drug testing for adolescents with identified drug or alcohol problems.

Detailed Description

Use of drugs and alcohol is associated with a variety of health care problems, making settings where adolescents receive routine medical care ideal for implementation of routine screening and early in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adolescents ages 12-21
  • Participants must have use of alcohol, cannabis, or another substance on at least 2 occasions in the 30 days preceding their initial assessment or 6 or more times in the past 90 days
  • Participants must have health insurance or be willing to pay for the laboratory costs associated with drug testing.
  • Participants must provide informed assent and, for those under 18, parental consent.

Exclusion

  • Participants who require immediate hospitalization or immediate referral to residential substance abuse treatment
  • Participants who cannot understand or read English at a 6th grade reading level
  • Participants who are enrolled in the ASAP buprenorphine program
  • Participants who report previous use of inhalants or any other substance that is not easily detected with urine drug testing

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 31 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

96 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00622219

Start Date

March 1 2008

End Date

August 31 2013

Last Update

June 21 2017

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Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115