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Adolescent BehaviorNCT02764190

I-ACT With Check Yourself

A study testing I-ACT with Check Yourself in people with Adolescent Behavior, run by Seattle Children's Hospital at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Adolescents have some of the highest rates of risk behaviors of all age groups and health behaviors developed in adolescence can persist into adulthood. These behaviors carry significant risks for subsequent disease, disability, and healthcare burden. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 13 to 18 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Adolescent Behavior
What is being tested?
I-ACT with Check Yourself
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
302 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2016to Nov 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 13 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Eligible adolescent participants will be 13-18 years of age and caregiver participants will be 18 years of age or older and able to understand English. Eligible participants will have an appointment (or have a child with an appointment) with a participating medical practice.

Who cannot join

  • Adolescents will be excluded from the study if they do not meet age requirements, do not have an appointment with a participating provider at a PSPRN clinic, lack the means to complete follow-up interviews (i.e., have neither telephone nor internet access), have a sibling who has been/is being enrolled in the study or have previously participated in our previous trial comparing Check Yourself to usual care, and/or are not able to understand English.
  • Caregivers will be excluded from the study if they do not speak English; or if their child is not eligible or declines to participate in the study .

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Delivering Patient-Centered Adolescent Preventative Care With Training and Technology

Adolescents have some of the highest rates of risk behaviors of all age groups and health behaviors developed in adolescence can persist into adulthood. These behaviors carry significant risks for subsequent disease, disability, and healthcare burden. Despite these risks, health risk screening in primary care is infrequently performed and results are rarely followed by targeted intervention. In response to the need for screening-linked interventions, our study team has developed a web-based, electronic Personalized Motivational Feedback tool which we refer to as "Check Yourself." Based on motivational interviewing, a technique to mobilize personal change, Check Yourself is designed to promote healthy choices for the multiple behaviors relevant to adolescents as well as to provide information to providers to promote discussions around health behaviors between providers and adolescents.

Building on electronic health interventions, primary care providers can play an essential role in helping adolescents to make healthy behavior choices. Emerging evidence suggests that the consistency of preventive counseling can be increased through provider training and the provision of screening tools; yet, we know very little about the quality of such counseling, and if it impacts outcomes that are important to adolescent patients themselves.

This study is a stepped-wedge, controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of an interactive adolescent-centered training for primary care providers (I-ACT) and Check Yourself to usual care. This study will take place in six pediatric practices. The purpose of this study is to determine whether this system of interventions (i.e., I-ACT, Check Yourself, and the summary report) is more effective than usual care in reducing health risk behaviors, improving adolescent motivation for health, and improving quality of care among adolescents receiving primary health care services.

Being tested
I-ACT with Check Yourself
Medical subject headings
Adolescent Behavior

What participants receive

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

  • I-ACT with Check YourselfBehavioural

Study groups in NCT02764190
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
I-ACT with Check YourselfExperimentalAdolescents complete Check Yourself which delivers personalized, motivational feedback on their health behaviors prior to their primary care appointment. Check Yourself includes the provision of age normative feedback, goal setting strategies, and strategies to highlight discrepancies. Primary care providers will receive I-ACT and the Check Yourself summary report of health risk behaviors before an adolescent patient's appointment. I-ACT will provide training in adolescent-preferred communication methods and use of Check Yourself as a framework for the provider to use motivational interviewing to consider the patients' change readiness and their personal health goals. I-ACT includes online interactive, case-based learning, with booster sessions and feedback reports to reinforce new skills.
Receives: Behavioral: I-ACT with Check Yourself
Usual careNo interventionIn the usual care group, adolescents are asked to complete health risk screening on a computer. No personalized feedback is provided to adolescents and primary care providers do not receive I-ACT or the Check Yourself summary report of the adolescent's health risk behaviors.

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Health Risk Behaviors

    The risk behavior scale includes 22 values: 0 (min) to 21 (max). Higher scores indicate a worse outcome. Endorsement of any of the following counts as 1 (moderate risk) or 2 (high risk) on the scale depending on response and participant: ≥2 sugar-sweetened beverages consumed during typical day; ≤3 servings fruits/vegetables consumed during typical day; ≤3 days with 60+ minutes exercise during typical week; texting while driving in past 3 months; ≤7 hrs of sleep during typical night; not "always" using seatbelt; not "always" using helmet when bicycling; having driven under the influence of substances; tobacco use; days alcohol consumption in last 30 days (risk based on age) and/or number of drinks per drinking episode (risk based on age \& sex); days marijuana consumption in last 30 days (risk based on age) and/or other drug use in past 3 months; not using birth control during last sexual intercourse and/or not "always" using a condom; \& score of ≥10 on PHQ-9 depression.

    Measured: 3 month

  2. Sweetened Beverage Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported number of sweetened beverages consumed in a typical day in the past 3 months. The sweetened beverages scale includes 4 values: 0 (min), 1, 2, or 3+ (max) sweetened beverages per day. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 month

  3. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported number of fruits and vegetables consumed in a typical day in the past 3 months. The fruits and vegetables scale includes 6 values: 0 (min), 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5+ (max). Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Measured: 3 month

  4. Physical Activity

    Adolescent self-reported number of days with >60 minutes of physical activity in an average week in the past 3 months. The physical activity scale includes 8 values: 0 (min) to 7 (max). Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Measured: 3 month

  5. Sleep

    Adolescent self-reported hours of sleep on a typical night in the past 3 months. The sleep scale includes 13 values: 0 (min) to 12+ (max) hours of sleep per night. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Measured: 3 month

  6. Alcohol Consumption (Frequency)

    Adolescent self-reported number of days of alcohol consumption in the past month. Alcohol frequency scale includes 31 values: 0 (min) to 30 (max) days in the past month. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 months

  7. Alcohol Consumption (Quantity)

    Adolescent self-reported number of drinks during a typical drinking episode in the prior month. The alcohol quantity scale includes 16 values from 0 (min) to 15+ (max). Higher score means a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 months

  8. Marijuana Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported number of days using marijuana in the past month. The marijuana frequency scale includes 31 values: 0 (min) to 30 (max) days in the past month. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 months

  9. Other Drug Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported use of other drugs in the past 3 months. The other drug score includes 2 values: 0=no (min) and 1=yes (max). Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 months

  10. Depression

    Adolescent self-reported depression as measured on the nine item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in the past 2 weeks. The PHQ-9 depression scale includes 28 values: 0 (min) to 27 (max). Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 month

  11. Seatbelt Use

    Adolescent self-reported frequency of seatbelt use in a car in the past 3 months. The seatbelt use scale includes 4 values: 1=never (min), 2=sometimes, 3=usually, or 4=always (max). Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Measured: 3 month

  12. Helmet Use

    Adolescent self-reported frequency of helmet use while bicycling in the past 3 months. The helmet use scale includes 4 values: 1=never (min), 2=sometimes, 3=usually, or 4=always (max). Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Measured: 3 months

  13. Texting While Driving

    Adolescent self-reported endorsement of texting while driving in the past 3 months. This question is only asked among adolescents who drive a car. The texting while driving scale includes 4 values: 1=never (min), 2=sometimes, 3=usually, or 4=always (max). Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 months

  14. Condom and/or Birth Control Use

    Adolescent self-reported condom use with sexual intercourse in the past 3 months and/or use of birth control at last sexual intercourse. Two questions were used for this category. These questions were asked only to sexually active youth. The condom use scale includes 4 values: 1=always (min), 2=often, 3=sometimes, 4=never (max). Higher scores mean a worse outcome. The birth control scale includes 2 values: 0=no (min), 1=yes (max). Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Measured: 3 months

  15. Driving With Impairment

    Adolescent self-reported driving under the influence of a substance in the past 3 months. This question was asked only of adolescents who drive a car. The driving with impairment scale includes 2 values: 0=no (min) and 1=yes (max). Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 month

  16. Adolescent Satisfaction With Care

    Adolescent satisfaction with care is assessed using one item adapted from the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) measure at 1-day follow-up. The CAHPS scale includes 10 values: 1 (min) to 10 (max). Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Measured: 1-day

  17. Caregiver Satisfaction With Care

    Caregiver satisfaction with care is assessed using the four items adapted from the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) measure at 1-day follow-up. Scores on this scale range from 3 (min) to 22 (max) with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction with care.

    Measured: 1-day

  18. Adolescent Perception of Patient-Centeredness

    The total score on the Consultation and Relational Empathy measure (CARE) is used to assess adolescent self-report of perceived patient-centeredness from their primary care provider. Scores on the scale range from 10 (min) to 50 (max) with higher scores indicating a better outcome.

    Measured: 1 day

  19. Tobacco Use

    Adolescent self-reported tobacco use in the past 3 months. The tobacco use scale includes 2 values: 0=no (min) or 1=yes (max). Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 3 months

Secondary outcomes (36)
  1. Percent of Risk Behaviors Counseled on During Primary Care Appointment

    Percent of adolescent-reported health risk behaviors discussed with the healthcare provider during the primary care visit adjusted for the total number of health risk behaviors reported at baseline.

    Measured: 1 day

  2. Number of Health Risk Behaviors

    Adolescent total count health-risk behaviors at 6 month follow-up including: During typical day: ≥2 sugar-sweetened beverages consumed and ≤3 servings fruits/vegetables consumed; ≤3 days with 60+ minutes exercise during typical week; having texted while driving in past 3 months; ≤7 hours of sleep during typical night; not "always" using seatbelt; not "always" using helmet when bicycling; having driven under the influence of substances; tobacco use; days of alcohol consumption in last 30 days (risk based on age: ≥1 day/30 days (ages 13-15), ≥2 days/30 days (ages 16-17), or ≥3 days/30 days (age 18))and/or number of drinks per drinking episode (risk based on age and sex: ≥3 (Girls 13-17; Boys 13), ≥4 (Girls 18; Boys 14-15), or ≥5 (Boys 16-18)); days marijuana consumption in 30 day (risk based on age) and/or other drugs use in past 3 months; not using birth control during last sexual intercourse and/or not "always" using a condom; and score of ≥10 on PHQ-9.

    Measured: 6 month

  3. Number of Health Risk Behaviors

    Adolescent total count health-risk behaviors at 12 month follow-up including: During typical day: ≥2 sugar-sweetened beverages consumed and ≤3 servings fruits/vegetables consumed; ≤3 days with 60+ minutes exercise during typical week; having texted while driving in past 3 months; ≤7 hours of sleep during typical night; not "always" using seatbelt; not "always" using helmet when bicycling; having driven under the influence of substances; tobacco use; days of alcohol consumption in last 30 days (risk based on age: ≥1 day/30 days (ages 13-15), ≥2 days/30 days (ages 16-17), or ≥3 days/30 days (age 18))and/or number of drinks per drinking episode (risk based on age and sex: ≥3 (Girls 13-17; Boys 13), ≥4 (Girls 18; Boys 14-15), or ≥5 (Boys 16-18)); days marijuana consumption in 30 day (risk based on age) and/or other drugs use in past 3 months; not using birth control during last sexual intercourse and/or not "always" using a condom; and score of ≥10 on PHQ-9.

    Measured: 12 month

  4. Sweetened Beverage Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported sweetened beverages consumed in a typical day in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  5. Sweetened Beverage Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported sweetened beverages consumed in a typical day in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

  6. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported fruits and vegetables consumed in a typical day in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  7. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported fruits and vegetables consumed in a typical day in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

  8. Physical Activity

    Adolescent self-reported days with >60 minutes of physical activity in an average week in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  9. Physical Activity

    Adolescent self-reported days with >60 minutes of physical activity in an average week in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

  10. Sleep

    Adolescent self-reported hours of sleep on a typical night in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  11. Sleep

    Adolescent self-reported hours of sleep on a typical night in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

  12. Alcohol Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported number of days of alcohol consumption and drinks during typical drinking episode in the prior month

    Measured: 6 month

  13. Alcohol Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported number of days of alcohol consumption and drinks during typical drinking episode in the prior month

    Measured: 12 month

  14. Marijuana and/or Other Drug Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported number of days using marijuana in the past month and/or other drugs used in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  15. Marijuana and/or Other Consumption

    Adolescent self-reported number of days using marijuana in the past month and/or other drugs used in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

  16. Depression

    Adolescent self-reported depression as measured on the nine item Patient Health Questionnaire in past 2 weeks

    Measured: 6 month

  17. Depression

    Adolescent self-reported depression as measured on the nine item Patient Health Questionnaire in past 2 weeks

    Measured: 12 month

  18. Seatbelt Use

    Adolescent self-reported frequency of seatbelt use in a car in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  19. Seatbelt Use

    Adolescent self-reported frequency of seatbelt use in a car in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

  20. Helmet Use

    Adolescent self-reported frequency of helmet use while bicycling in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  21. Helmet Use

    Adolescent self-reported frequency of helmet use while bicycling in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

  22. Texting While Driving

    Adolescent self-reported endorsement of texting while driving in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  23. Texting While Driving

    Adolescent self-reported endorsement of texting while driving in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

  24. Condom Use and/or Birth Control Use

    Adolescent self-reported condom use with sexual intercourse in the past 3 months and/or use of birth control at last sexual intercourse

    Measured: 6 month

  25. Condom Use and/or Birth Control Use

    Adolescent self-reported condom use with sexual intercourse in the past 3 months and/or use of birth control at last sexual intercourse

    Measured: 12 month

  26. Driving With Alcohol Impairment

    Adolescent self-reported driving under the influence of a substance

    Measured: 6 month

  27. Driving With Alcohol Impairment

    Adolescent self-reported driving under the influence of a substance

    Measured: 12 month

  28. Interval Receipt of Care Questionnaire

    Dichotomous variable indicating receipt of any follow-up care to address risk behaviors identified at baseline adjusted for baseline number of health risk behaviors.

    Measured: 3 month

  29. Interval Receipt of Care Questionnaire

    Dichotomous variable indicating receipt of any follow-up care to address risk

    Measured: 6 month

  30. Interval Receipt of Care Questionnaire

    Dichotomous variable indicating receipt of any follow-up care to address risk

    Measured: 12 month

  31. Readiness to Change Ruler Questionnaire

    Assessment of adolescent reported motivation to change overall health using a Readiness to Change Ruler.

    Measured: 1 day

  32. Readiness to Change Ruler Questionnaire

    Assessment of adolescent reported motivation to change overall health using a Readiness to Change Ruler.

    Measured: 3 month

  33. Readiness to Change Ruler Questionnaire

    Assessment of adolescent reported motivation to change overall health using a Readiness to Change Ruler.

    Measured: 6 month

  34. Readiness to Change Ruler Questionnaire

    Assessment of adolescent reported motivation to change overall health using a Readiness to Change Ruler.

    Measured: 12 month

  35. Tobacco Use

    Adolescent self-reported tobacco use in past 3 months

    Measured: 6 month

  36. Tobacco Use

    Adolescent self-reported tobacco use in past 3 months

    Measured: 12 month

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 May 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2016
  3. Primary completionFeb 2018
  4. Study completionNov 2018

Resources

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
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
302 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02764190
Sponsor's protocol ID
IHS-1402-10592
Status last verified
Nov 2019
First submitted
29 Apr 2016
Last updated
19 Nov 2019

Publications

  • McCarty CA, Parker E, Zhou C, Katzman K, Stout J, Richardson LP. Electronic Screening, Feedback, and Clinician Training in Adolescent Primary Care: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Feb;70(2):234-240. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.07.019. Epub 2021 Aug 14.

    PubMed 34404610

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing I-ACT with Check Yourself in people with Adolescent Behavior, run by Seattle Children's Hospital 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 1 inclusion and 2 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 19 Nov 2019. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 8 Nov 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Number of Health Risk Behaviors (time frame: 3 month). The study lists 19 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02764190, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 19 Nov 2019.

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