Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment for Teens With Alcohol Abuse and Depression

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Collaborating Sponsors:

UConn Health

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Conditions:

AOD Use, Abuse, and Dependence

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

13-263 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators will recruit adolescents with alcohol or cannabis abuse and clinically significant depression. All participants will receive 12 sessions of an evidence-based treatment for alcohol ab...

Detailed Description

Alcohol and other substance use disorders (AOSUDs), primarily cannabis use disorders, continue to be a significant public health concern among American adolescents. AOSUDs are commonly accompanied by ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 13 years to 21 years, 11 months at baseline
  • Current alcohol or cannabis abuse or dependence diagnosis (DSM-IV) OR current level of potentially harmful drinking or cannabis use as evidenced by (1) consumption of 4 or more drinks per drinking day (males) or three or more (females), or use of cannabis at least three times in past 90 days (or before admission into a controlled environment)
  • Current clinically significant depression, defined as a score of 40 or more on the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised at baseline
  • If currently taking anti-depressant medication, on a stable dose for at least one month
  • Willingness to accept treatment
  • Able to speak and read English (5th-grade level)
  • Residence within 45-minute drive from treatment site
  • Adolescent and a parent agree to sign Institutional Review Board approved consent/assent form; for subjects ages 18-19, parent involvement is optional and is the decision of the youth
  • Parent/guardian agrees to provide collateral information and to designate two third parties who could be contacted in case the subject is lost to follow-up; for subjects ages 18-19, the participating youth will provide this information
  • Participant (and parent, if youth is under age 18) not planning to move outside the area in the next 9 months.

Exclusion

  • Suicidal ideation with a plan, or suicide attempt within 30 days. In addition to such suicide risk being indicated in baseline interview material, a score exceeding the 89th percentile on the Suicide Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ-Jr), will necessitate an immediate risk assessment by the Independent Evaluator which may lead to exclusion under this criterion.
  • Homicidal ideation with a plan or any plan to hurt others
  • Lifetime diagnosis of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, intellectual disability or autistic disorder
  • Current dependence on a substance other than alcohol, marijuana or nicotine
  • Current non-alcohol or cannabis use disorder or depression primary diagnosis, i.e., the diagnosis requires care more urgently than does alcohol or cannabis use disorder or depression

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 16 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 3 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

103 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02227589

Start Date

January 16 2015

End Date

January 3 2020

Last Update

February 5 2020

Active Locations (2)

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University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030-3926

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Duke Child and Family Study Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705