A preventive intervention for adolescents with mild to moderate intellectual dissabilities and substance abuse

Evaluating a selective prevention program for substance use and comorbid behavioral problems in adolescents with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON29683

Enrollment

140

Registered

2015-02-26

Start date

2015-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Substance abuse among adolescents with mild to moderate intellectual dissabilities in the age of 14-21 years old admitted to Dutch treatment facilities with substance abuse and comorbid behavioral problems.

Interventions

Adolescents in the intervention group receive the intervention ‘Take it personal!’ and ‘care as usual’. Adolescents will participate in one of the four versions of the intervention that address each h

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) life time prevalence of alcohol, cannabis or hard drug use, (2) belonging to one of the four personality high-risk groups (SS, IMP, AS or NT) and (3) informed consent of the adolescents and their parents or legal representative.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Addiction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
‘Take it Personal!’ aims to decrease substance use by adolescents with mild and borderline ID. We operationalized goals for alcohol, cannabis and hard drug use. The primary outcome for alcohol use are the percentage of decrease in binge drinking, weakly use and problematic use. The primary outcomes for cannabis use are the percentage of decrease in lifetime cannabis use and weakly use. The primary outcome for hard drug use is the percentage of decrease in lifetime use.	—

Measure

Time frame

‘Take it Personal!’ aims to decrease substance use by adolescents with mild and borderline ID. We operationalized goals for alcohol, cannabis and hard drug use. The primary outcome for alcohol use are the percentage of decrease in binge drinking, weakly use and problematic use. The primary outcomes for cannabis use are the percentage of decrease in lifetime cannabis use and weakly use. The primary outcome for hard drug use is the percentage of decrease in lifetime use.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes are the intention to use less alcohol and/or drugs in the future (Malmberg 2010], motives for alcohol and/or drug use (Drinking Motives Questionaire-Revised-Short Form (DMQ-R-SF) and internalizing and externalizing behavioural problems measured by YSR.	—

Contacts

Public ContactEsmee Schijven

eschijven@pluryn.nl088-7793387

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)