Recognition and Early Intervention for Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence in Adolescent

REAL-SMART: Recognition and Early Intervention for Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence, REAL/Systemic Metabolic Alterations Related to Different Psychiatric Disease Categories in Adolescent

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06262958

Acronym

REAL-SMART

Enrollment

800

Registered

2024-02-16

Start date

2017-08-07

Completion date

2030-06-01

Last updated

2024-02-16

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

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Problem Behavior, Alcohol Dependence, Alcoholism, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Substance Abuse, Substance Use Disorders

Keywords

alcohol, substance, abuse, mini-intervention, adolescent

Brief summary

ASSIST mini-intervention is applied in an electric form in adolescent outpatients to see if it

Detailed description

All 14-20-year-old patients admitted to the Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic during 2017-2028 are requested to participate. At admission (baseline), the patients are interviewed by the research nurse and asked to fill out questionnaires. The interview includes a semi-structured diagnostic interview (SCID). The participants are interviewed again in six months (follow-up), and the interview is identical to the one conducted in the admission phase.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALASSIST

Adolescent psychiatric outpatient will be offered an e-form of ASSIST alcohol and substance use mini-intervention. Results will be compared to those who received TAU.

OTHERTreatment as usual

Psychotherapy and/or psychotropic drug treatment

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Clients are randomized into two groups: 1) those receiving TAU and 2) those receiving a mini-intervention for substance and alcohol use an add-on treatment.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 19 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Admitted to the Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic during the years 2016-2019

Exclusion criteria

Unable to understand the questionnaires

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Decreased consumption of alcohol, tobacco or substances	6 months	Decreased scores in ASSIST questionnaire

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
BDI scores	6 months	Decreased scores in BDI questionnaire
GAD scores	6 months	Decreased scores in GAD questionnaire

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Primary ContactTommi T Tolmunen, Docent

tommi.tolmunen@kuh.fi+358447172994

Outcome results

None listed

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