Facilitating Adolescent Self-Change for Alcohol Problems

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01690026

Enrollment

1209

Registered

2012-09-21

Start date

2012-10-31

Completion date

2017-06-30

Last updated

2017-11-06

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Conditions

Underage Drinking

Brief summary

This present multi-site investigation compares a voluntary brief intervention for adolescent alcohol problems to an educational comparison condition. Measures are taken at intake and at 4 and 12 weeks post intake to determine effectiveness of the intervention to promote personal change efforts and arrest progression of alcohol problems. This study tests cognitive mechanisms of change and treatment characteristics and processes associated with youth self-regulation to reduce or stop hazardous drinking.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMotivation interviewing based brief intervention

BEHAVIORALStandard Intervention

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 19 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All 9th-12th graders at six schools from 3 sites across the country are eligible to participate, regardless of alcohol experience

Exclusion criteria

* exclusion prior to 9th grade and after 12th grade

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Alcohol use and problems	one year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive mediators	one year

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026