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The Feasibility and acceptability study of a virtual Screening and Brief Intervention for Misuse of Illicit Drugs among College Students in tri-city, Chandigarh

The Feasibility and acceptability study of a virtual screening and brief intervention for misuse of illicit drugs among college students.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/035008
Enrollment
72
Registered
2021-07-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F111- Opioid abuse

Interventions

Intervention1: Brief intervention: Brief intervention and general advice to either group and change in ASSIST SCORE after 90 days Intervention2: Brief Intervention: Brief Intervention will be done at

Sponsors

Department Of Psychiatry and Drug De addiction Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: college students taking illicit substance and scoring between 4 to 26 in ASSIST score, who provide written informed consent and who are capable to read Hindi and English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Student using licit substance (alcohol & tobacco) or having severe withdrawal symptoms from drugs or ASSIST score 26.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome measure of the study will be reduction in mean ASSIST score after 90 (± 14) days of brief intervention and general adviceTimepoint: 90 (± 14) days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome will be change in frequency and amount of illicit substance use after 90 (±14) days of brief intervention and general adviceTimepoint: 90 (± 14) days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Renjith Pillai

PGIMER, Chandigarh

renjithpsw@gmail.com8281066518

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026