Investigating the effectiveness of a brief intervention for alcohol and drugs linked to the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) on reducing substance use

Investigating the effectiveness of a brief intervention for alcohol and drugs linked to the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) on reducing substance use among 15- 18 years old drug users

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220711055435N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-29

Start date

2023-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-06-26

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Conditions

substance use. Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The Intervention group will receive ASSIST short-term intervention services in addition to usual services. The time required to implement the intervention for each

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants must be at least 15 years old and at most 18 years old Participants and their legal guardians must give informed consent to participate in the research During the implementation of the intervention, adolescents should not be under the influence of drugs (this is checked based on clinical observation by a psychiatrist and social worker) Adolescents should obtain a medium and high risk score (score higher than 11) of drug use based on the analysis of the ASSIST questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Adolescents who obtain a low risk score (less than 11) of drug use based on the analysis of the ASSIST questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reducing substance use among 15- 18 years old drug users. Timepoint: Completing the ASSIST questionnaire before the intervention and three months after the first intervention. Method of measurement: ASSIST questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMasoomeh Maarefvand

Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences

ma.maarefvand@uswr.ac.ir+98 21 7173 2869

Outcome results

None listed

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