Prescription Stimulant Diversion, Prescription Stimulant Misuse
Conditions
Keywords
prescription stimulants
Brief summary
A pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of screening and brief intervention to address prescription stimulant misuse and diversion among college students.
Detailed description
A screening and brief intervention including a control group, face-to-face group, and e-intervention group where the focus is prevention or brief intervention or referral to treatment related to students prescription stimulant misuse and diversion behaviors. Students will complete assessments at three time points, and the health providers who implement the intervention will also complete assessments.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALF2F
After T1 assessment, students meet with a trained provider and receive prevention or brief intervention. Students then complete assessments at two additional times.
BEHAVIORALeSBI
After T1 assessment, students watch and respond to a prevention or brief intervention video series. Students then complete assessments at two additional times.
BEHAVIORALControl
Students complete the assessments at each time point, but do not receive any intervention or informational material.
Sponsors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
California State University, Long Beach
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Participants are randomly assigned to one of three conditions: control, face-to-face intervention with trained providers, or e-Intervention that involves watching a video from a health provider and responding to questions.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Age 18 and student at the campus serving as the intervention site; Passive recruitment: Student has a scheduled appointment for a physical/wellness exam. Active recruitment: Student has a past 3 month history of PSM or PSD.
Exclusion criteria
Any eligible student who, during the course of the session, demonstrates the need for immediate mental health services, will have the study session terminated so that participant can receive needed care.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prescription Stimulant Misuse | 30 days | Students report on their experience with prescription stimulant misuse behaviors. PSM is assessed at T1, pre-intervention, and T3, 30-Days post intervention. |
| Prescription Stimulant Diversion | 30 days | Students report on their experience with prescription stimulant diversion behaviors. PSD is assessed at T1, pre-intervention, and T3, 30-Days post intervention. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PSM Intentions | 30 days | Intention to engage in PSM is measured at T1 (pre-intervention), T2 (immediate post), and T3 (30 Day post intervention) |
| PSD Intentions | 30 days | Intention to engage in PSM is measured at T1 (pre-intervention), T2 (immediate post), and T3 (30 Day post intervention). |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed