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Concurrent DisordersNCT01656473

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing and a Dialectical Therapy Skills- Based Intervention for Youth

A study testing MI and DBT in people with Concurrent Disorders, run by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of an integrated treatment approach for youth with concurrent disorders. The combined intervention will include individual sessions of Motivational Interviewing, followed by inclusion in a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills-based… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 14 to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Concurrent Disorders
What is being tested?
MI and DBT
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Jul 2012to Jul 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 14 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • age 14 to 18 years (inclusive);
  • literacy in English;
  • significant substance abuse problems indicated by a score in the problematic range on either the AUDIT (4 or above) or the DAST-A (6 or above);
  • significant mental health problems as indicated by a score in the clinical range on at least one subscale of the YSR (T-score 65 or over);
  • informed consent to participate in study;
  • participation in regular case management or counselling (at least twice per month)1.

Who cannot join

  • history of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder,
  • evidence of an organic brain syndrome or severe intellectual disability;
  • family members who are participating in the family intervention

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: CIHR Team in Innovations in Child and Youth Concurrent Disorders: Service Delivery and Treatment Subproject

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of an integrated treatment approach for youth with concurrent disorders. The combined intervention will include individual sessions of Motivational Interviewing, followed by inclusion in a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills-based group.

The following main hypotheses will be examined:

  1. Youth with CD who receive an MI intervention will show increased motivation and readiness to change from pre to post MI intervention.
  2. Youth with CD who participate in a DBT intervention (orientation session followed by 12-week DBT skills training group)will show reductions in substance use and improvements in mental health, coping and affect regulation between pre to post treatment. The investigators expect that these treatment gains will be maintained at three-month follow-up.
Read the detailed description

For this study, the investigators want to treat adolescents with concurrent disorders. Eligible subjects will be invited to participate in the combined intervention described in detail below.

In order to determine eligibility, designated research staff will conduct a phone screen interview with interested youth (ages 14 - 18). Candidates will be asked questions about their current mental health and substance use status. Based on the information obtained in this interview, those youth who report co-occurring mental health and substance use problems will be asked to complete three internet-based self-report questionnaires using a designated link and unique identification numbers. Once the information from this assessment is collected and scored by research personnel, those candidates who meet the criteria for this study will be asked to participate in the remaining portion of the study. These subjects will be required to meet with the research assistant in person to complete a computer-based self-administered structured diagnostic interview and self-report questionnaires.

If eligible and interested, subjects will be asked to meet with a therapist for one individual session of MI. These sessions will assess subjects' readiness to engage in treatment, and help identify treatment goals and any barriers that may make treatment difficult.

After these sessions, subjects will be invited to attend a DBT-focused orientation prior to joining the 12-week skills group. The investigators expect to have approximately 8 youth in each group and each session will run for 2 hours, weekly. The purpose of these group sessions is to learn skills that will help subjects cope in healthier ways. The following skills will be taught: (1) interpersonal effectiveness; (2) emotion regulation; (3) distress tolerance: and (4) mindfulness. The use of skills will be geared to addressing substance use problems and other mental health issues (e.g. anxiety, depression, self-harm, etc.).

Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires at the following time-points: screening, baseline, post-MI (2 weeks), mid-DBT (8 weeks), post-DBT (14 weeks), and at 14 weeks follow-up. Participants will be offered financial compensation upon completion of each assessment package.

Being tested
MI and DBT
Keywords
Concurrent Disorders, Adolescents, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Caregiver Burden
Medical subject headings
Caregiver Burden

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • MI and DBTOther

    Also called Integrated individual and group treatment

    One individual session of Motivational Interview followed by 12 weeks of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy group skills training

  • MI and DBTOther

    Individual Motivational Interview session plus 12-week Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills group

Study groups in NCT01656473
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MI and DBTExperimentalIndividual Motivational Interview session followed by 12-week Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills group
Receives: Other: MI and DBT

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. (1) Substance Use: Teen Addiction Severity Index and; (2) Mental Health Symptoms: Youth Self-Report

    Outcome measures to assess changes in mental health and substance use status.

    Measured: Change from Baseline in Teen Addiction Severity Index and Youth Self-report at 2weeks, 8 weeks, 14 weeks, and 28 weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. University of Rhode Island Change Assessment; Rutger's Alcohol Problem Index; Social Adjustment Scale-Adolescent Report; Difficulties in Emotion Regulation; Centre for Epidemiologic Studies in Depression

    In addition to outcome measurements for youth participants, adult caregivers will also be asked to complete two outcome measures: Stress Index of Parents of Adolescents; Child Behavior Checklist

    Measured: Change from Baseline in University of Rhode Island Change Assessment, Rutger's Alcohol Problem Index, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, Social Adjustment Scale-Adolescent Report, Centre for Epidemiologic Studies in Depression at 2, 8, 14, and 28weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Aug 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2012
  3. Primary completionJul 2015
  4. Study completionJul 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01656473
Sponsor's protocol ID
069-2011
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
11 Jan 2012
Last updated
23 Jul 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing MI and DBT in people with Concurrent Disorders, run by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

(1) Substance Use: Teen Addiction Severity Index and; (2) Mental Health Symptoms: Youth Self-Report (time frame: Change from Baseline in Teen Addiction Severity Index and Youth Self-report at 2weeks, 8 weeks, 14 weeks, and 28 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jul 2015.

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