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N/A N=80 Randomized Prevention

Computerized Brief Intervention vs. Delayed Computerized Brief Intervention

Drug Abuse

Enrolled (actual)
80
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Tests (ASSIST) Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score — 24.4; 27.8 units on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Computerized Brief Intervention (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Primary completion
Sep 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Tests (ASSIST) Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score
26.4; 27.1
SECONDARY
Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Tests (ASSIST) Global Continuum of Illicit Drug Risk Score
26.4; 27.1

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a computerized brief intervention for moderate risk drug use among adult primary care patients is more effective than providing such patients with a substance abuse assessment alone.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • (1) minimum 18 years of age
  • (2) primary care or dental patients at the participating clinics
  • (3) score between 4 and 26 (moderate-risk) for illicit drug and/or nonmedical use of prescription drugs on any of the single item drug use risk scores of the ASSIST.

Exclusion Criteria

  • (1) score in the high-risk range on the ASSIST for any drug (except tobacco) or alcohol use (i.e., ASSIST score > 26)
  • (2) no reported drug use within the past 3 months
  • (3) drug abuse treatment within the past 12 months
  • (4) a BI at the clinic with the behavioral health counselor within the past month
  • (5) prior enrollment in the parent study;
  • (6) plans to move out of New Mexico in the next 6 months
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01936623). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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