Substance UseCCPNCT02147743
Preventing Adolescents From Entering the Juvenile Justice System
A study testing CCP+MDFT and CCP+SAU in people with Substance Use and Delinquency, run by University of Miami at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This randomized controlled study tests an innovative juvenile diversion model that integrates evidence-based family therapy.Immediate and longer term effects of the family intervention will be compared to Services As Usual with 120 adolescents participating in Miami-Dade's Civil Citation Program. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 17 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Substance Use, Delinquency
- What is being tested?
- CCP+MDFT and CCP+SAU
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 2009to Jan 2014
- 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 12 to 17 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Youth 12 to 17 years old
- Parent or guardian willing to participate in assessments/treatment
- Demonstrate risk for mental health, substance abuse, or anger/adjustment problems on the Juvenile Services Department screening warranting intervention but not requiring residential treatment
Who cannot join
- Youth under the age of 12 or over the age of 18
- Parent/guardian not willing to participate in assessments and treatment
- Youth not demonstrating mental health, substance abuse or anger/adjustment problems
- Youth requiring residential treatment
- Youth with severe mental illness or retardation
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, 33136
About this study
Official title: Preventing Adolescents From Entering the Juvenile Justice System: Testing An Empirically-Supported, Family-Based Diversion Model
This randomized controlled study tests an innovative juvenile diversion model that integrates evidence-based family therapy.Immediate and longer term effects of the family intervention will be compared to Services As Usual with 120 adolescents participating in Miami-Dade's Civil Citation Program.
Read the detailed description
This study proposes to rigorously test the innovative Civil Citation Program (CCP)with an integrated evidence-based family intervention, Multidimensional Family Therapy[MDFT](Liddle, 2002).
The study sample includes youth referred to the CCP throughout Miami-Dade county and who according to CCP screening are rated as high risk for re-offending. Youth are 12-17 years old with a first or second misdemeanor charge (excluding any gang, violence, or sex crimes charge). Nearly all (97%) of these youth are ethnic minorities (Hispanic and African American). They are at risk for school failure, substance use, and chronic delinquency due to drug availability in their communities, poor family functioning, peer drug use/delinquency, and school failure / disengagement.
120 youth who enter the Civil Citation Program and are eligible for the study will be assigned to one of the two interventions: CCP+SAU or the experimental intervention, CCP+MDFT.
The study asks a classical services research question(Compton et al, 2005) - does the addition of a family therapy intervention, multidimensional family therapy, into an existing diversion program significantly enhance the program outcomes in key outcome domains: recidivism, substance use, delinquency, school and family functioning.
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Delinquency
- Being tested
- CCP+MDFT, CCP+SAU
- Keywords
- Adolescents, Family-Based treatment, Multidimensional Family Therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Substance-Related Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
CCP+MDFTBehavioural
Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT; Liddle, 2002) is one of a new generation of multi-systems oriented family-based intervention for adolescent substance abuse and delinquency. It has demonstrated considerable success with juvenile justice youth at various stages of their involvement in the justice system. The model has demonstrated efficacy in reducing substance use and delinquency, increasing the prosocial behaviors (e.g., family functioning, school outcomes) of substance abusing and court involved adolescents.
CCP+SAUBehavioural
Services As Usual community partners will provide individualized mental health counseling and psychiatric services, psychoeducational groups and substance abuse counseling.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| CCP+MDFT | Experimental | Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) is a multisystemic, flexible intervention system (Liddle, 2002). It is a strengths-based approach promoting protective factors and reducing risk factors for delinquency, substance use, and school problems. MDFT organizes interventions in key areas of the teen's life: self of the adolescent (includes HIV-STD risk behaviors), parenting, family environment, and school/vocational functioning. Receives: Behavioral: CCP+MDFT |
| CCP+SAU | Other | Services as Usual (SAU) are determined on a case-by-case basis by the CCP Case Manager. SAU includes a variety of services offered by a number of community partners. Receives: Behavioral: CCP+SAU |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Delinquency
Youth in CCP+MDFT will show less delinquency from intake to 9 months than youth in CCP+SAU.
National Youth Survey Self-Report Delinquency Scale (SRD)will be used to assess delinquency.
Measured: Intake through 9-month follow-up
Recidivism
Juvenile justice arrest records recoding total arrests, total misdemeanor arrests, and total felony arrests for youth 6 months prior to baseline through 24 months after baseline.
Measured: 6 months prior to arrest that got youth in the CCP through 24 months after the baseline assessment
Secondary outcomes (1)
Substance Use
Youth in CCP+MDFT will report less substance use from intake to 9 months than CCP+SAU. The Timeline Follow-Back Method, Personal Experiences Inventory and Urinalyses will be used to measure substance use.
Measured: Intake through the 9-month follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 May 2014 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2009
- Primary completionJan 2013
- Study completionJan 2014
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Substance UseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of MiamiThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Miami
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Howard Liddle, University of Miami
- Investigators
- Howard Liddle, EdD, Principal investigator, University of Miami
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02147743
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 20080174
- Acronym
- CCP
- Status last verified
- May 2014
- First submitted
- 21 May 2014
- Last updated
- 28 May 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 May 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Preventing Adolescents From Entering the Juvenile Justice System: Testing An Empirically-Supported, Family-Based Diversion Model
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02147743
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CCP / 20080174
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Delinquency
- Keywords
- Adolescents, Family-Based treatment, Multidimensional Family Therapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of MiamiUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- May 2009
- Primary completion
- Jan 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2014 (actual)
- First posted
- 28 May 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This randomized controlled study tests an innovative juvenile diversion model that integrates evidence-based family therapy.Immediate and longer term effects of the family intervention will be compared to Services As Usual with 120 adolescents participating in Miami-Dade's Civil Citation Program.
Detailed description
This study proposes to rigorously test the innovative Civil Citation Program (CCP)with an integrated evidence-based family intervention, Multidimensional Family Therapy[MDFT](Liddle, 2002).
The study sample includes youth referred to the CCP throughout Miami-Dade county and who according to CCP screening are rated as high risk for re-offending. Youth are 12-17 years old with a first or second misdemeanor charge (excluding any gang, violence, or sex crimes charge). Nearly all (97%) of these youth are ethnic minorities (Hispanic and African American). They are at risk for school failure, substance use, and chronic delinquency due to drug availability in their communities, poor family functioning, peer drug use/delinquency, and school failure / disengagement.
120 youth who enter the Civil Citation Program and are eligible for the study will be assigned to one of the two interventions: CCP+SAU or the experimental intervention, CCP+MDFT.
The study asks a classical services research question(Compton et al, 2005) - does the addition of a family therapy intervention, multidimensional family therapy, into an existing diversion program significantly enhance the program outcomes in key outcome domains: recidivism, substance use, delinquency, school and family functioning.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| CCP+MDFT | Experimental | Behavioral: CCP+MDFTMultidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) is a multisystemic, flexible intervention system (Liddle, 2002). It is a strengths-based approach promoting protective factors and reducing risk factors for delinquency, substance use, and school problems. MDFT organizes interventions in key areas of the teen's life: self of the adolescent (includes HIV-STD risk behaviors), parenting, family environment, and school/vocational functioning. |
| CCP+SAU | Other | Behavioral: CCP+SAUServices as Usual (SAU) are determined on a case-by-case basis by the CCP Case Manager. SAU includes a variety of services offered by a number of community partners. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Youth 12 to 17 years old
- Parent or guardian willing to participate in assessments/treatment
- Demonstrate risk for mental health, substance abuse, or anger/adjustment problems on the Juvenile Services Department screening warranting intervention but not requiring residential treatment
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Youth under the age of 12 or over the age of 18
- Parent/guardian not willing to participate in assessments and treatment
- Youth not demonstrating mental health, substance abuse or anger/adjustment problems
- Youth requiring residential treatment
- Youth with severe mental illness or retardation
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| CCP+MDFTMultidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT; Liddle, 2002) is one of a new generation of multi-systems oriented family-based intervention for adolescent substance abuse and delinquency. It has demonstrated considerable success with juvenile justice youth at various stages of their involvement in the justice system. The model has demonstrated efficacy in reducing substance use and delinquency, increasing the prosocial behaviors (e.g., family functioning, school outcomes) of substance abusing and court involved adolescents. | Behavioural | CCP+MDFT |
| CCP+SAUServices As Usual community partners will provide individualized mental health counseling and psychiatric services, psychoeducational groups and substance abuse counseling. | Behavioural | CCP+SAU |
Primary outcome
Delinquency
Time frame: Intake through 9-month follow-up
Youth in CCP+MDFT will show less delinquency from intake to 9 months than youth in CCP+SAU. National Youth Survey Self-Report Delinquency Scale (SRD)will be used to assess delinquency.
Recidivism
Time frame: 6 months prior to arrest that got youth in the CCP through 24 months after the baseline assessment
Juvenile justice arrest records recoding total arrests, total misdemeanor arrests, and total felony arrests for youth 6 months prior to baseline through 24 months after baseline.
1 secondary outcome
Substance Use
Time frame: Intake through the 9-month follow-up
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 May 2014.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Howard Liddle, EdD principal investigator
University of Miami
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing CCP+MDFT and CCP+SAU in people with Substance Use and Delinquency, run by University of Miami at 1 site in United States.
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 3 inclusion and 5 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 28 May 2014. 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 United States. 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?
Delinquency (time frame: Intake through 9-month follow-up). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 28 May 2014.