Clinical trials: Adolescent Substance Use
Substance Abuse
Youth Substance Use Prevention/Reduction Through Science-based Drug Abuse Education
Our primary goal is to conduct a pilot study of the effects of a new potential strategy for youth substance abuse prevention - science-based drug education integrated into the high school science curriculum.
- Trial name
- NCT00612482
- Testing
- drug prevention curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Alcohol Use Disorder
Cannabidiol in Youth Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this study is to test cannabidiol (CBD) as a potentially effective candidate medication for youth alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT05317546
- Testing
- Cannabidiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Adolescent Substance Use
Guiding Good Choices for Health
This study evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing Guiding Good Choices (GGC), an anticipatory guidance curriculum for parents of early adolescents, in three large, integrated healthcare systems.
- Trial name
- GGC4H (NCT04040153)
- Testing
- Guiding Good Choices
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,636 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Substance Use Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth Living With HIV in Kenya
Youth living with HIV in Kenya frequently use substances and this negatively affects their mental health as well as viral suppression.
- Trial name
- NCT04998045
- Testing
- Screening and brief intervention for substance use
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moi University
Substance Use, Binge Drinking
Substance Use Screening to Encourage Behavior Change Among Young People in Primary Care
This study evaluates whether completing a short screening questionnaire about health behaviours in the waiting room before a primary care consultation decreases excessive substance use in young people aged 14 to 24 years.
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Binge Drinking, Cannabis Use, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- YP-HEALTH (NCT04146714)
- Testing
- Substance use questionnaire, Physical activity questionnaire
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dagmar M. Haller
Substance-Related Disorders
Prevention of Drug Use in Adolescence: Intervening in Parenting Styles
To investigate whether brief motivational intervention is associated with the change of parenting style in parents of teenagers seeking to prevent drug use among their children.
- Trial name
- NCT02386280
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing for Change of Parenting Styles, Psicoeducation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Substance Use, Delinquency
Family-Based Juvenile Drug Court Services
The objective of the proposed study is to adapt and implement an efficacious adolescent substance abuse treatment, Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT), within the juvenile drug court service system.
- Trial name
- JDC (NCT01668303)
- Testing
- Miami Juvenile Drug Court-MDFT, Miami Juvenile Drug Court -TAU
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Cannabis Use Disorder, Mild, Cannabis Use Disorder, Moderate
Pilot Test of Parent-Focused Cannabis-Related Actions and Practices Intervention for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse
The randomized clinical trial involves the pilot-testing of a theory-guided, empirically based, and low-cost intervention designed for legal medical marijuana-using parents to enhance parenting behaviors that limit youth exposure…
- Trial name
- CAP (NCT04923230)
- Testing
- Cannabis Actions and Practices Resource for Parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Substance Use Disorders
The Substance Use and Health Risk Intervention (SUHRI) for Justice-involved Youth
This investigation will adapt and pilot test an integrated health risk-reduction and motivational enhancement intervention for Juvenile Justice (JJ) youth that will ultimately be (after full testing through a subsequent…
- Trial name
- SUHRI (NCT06132282)
- Testing
- Substance Use and Health Risk Intervention (SUHRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Christian University
Alcohol Use Disorder
Citicoline in Youth Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this study is to evaluate how citicoline, an over-the-counter supplement, versus a placebo pill (i.e., an inactive pill) affects the immune system, brain, and cognition in adolescents who may use alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT05870111
- Testing
- Citicoline (cytidine diphosphate-choline)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
HIV, Mental Health
Stepped Care for Youth Living With HIV
Optimizing the HIV Treatment Continuum with a Stepped Care Model for Youth Living with HIV (YLH) aims to achieve viral suppression among YLH.
- Conditions
- HIV, Mental Health, Illicit Substance Use, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
- Trial name
- NCT03109431
- Testing
- Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Drinking
Sports, Education and Consumption of Substances in Adolescents
Adolescent substance abuse (SA), which includes the consumption of alcohol, cigarette smoking, the consumption of drugs and other behaviors, is a significant public-health issue in the world today.
- Trial name
- SESA (NCT02629679)
- Testing
- Regular scholastic system and organized sports, Regular scholastic system
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split
Little Cigars and Cigarillos (LCC) Use
Little Cigar and Cigarillo Warnings for Youth
This study explores the effect of the little cigars and cigarillos (LCC) warnings on youth who currently use, have ever used, or are susceptible to using LCCs.
- Trial name
- NCT06413797
- Testing
- FDA warnings + Image, FDA Warnings Text-Only, Surgeon General Text-Only Warnings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 928 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Health Behavior, Wellness, Psychological
Teen Health Choices & Wellness
The goal of this observational study is to learn more about changes in health, wellness, and substance-use behaviors as teenagers get older.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Wellness, Psychological, Substance Use
- Trial name
- THC&W (NCT06822569)
- Testing
- Cue reactivity paradigm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Nicotine Dependence
Reactions to Reduced Nicotine Cigarettes in Young Adult Low-Frequency Smokers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate reactions to, and choices to self-administer, cigarette smoke with varying nicotine content among low-frequency, non-dependent adolescent/young adult smokers between the ages of 15-25…
- Trial name
- NicRed (NCT02989038)
- Testing
- Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes, Intermediate Nicotine Content Cigarettes, Normal Nicotine Content Cigarettes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Substance Abuse
Preventing Drug Abuse Among Sexual Minority Youth
The planned randomized clinical trial will longitudinally test a tailored, web-based drug abuse prevention program with a nationwide sample of 15- to 17-year-old sexual minority youth (youth who identify as gay, lesbian…
- Trial name
- NCT03954535
- Testing
- Free2b
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Substance Use, Mindfulness
Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Program on Emotion Regulation Among Youth Attending an Alternative School
The main goal of this single-arm pre-post intervention study is to see if an adapted mindfulness program can improve emotion regulation among youth aged 15-19 years who attend an alternative school.
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Mindfulness, Adolescent Behavior, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT05619458
- Testing
- Mindfulness Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lethbridge
Sleep
Circadian Rhythms and Homeostatic Sleep Drive and Their Effect on Reward and Cognitive Control Systems in Adolescents
Adolescence is a time of heightened reward sensitivity and greater impulsivity. On top of this, many teenagers experience chronic sleep deprivation and misalignment of their circadian rhythms due to biological shifts in their…
- Trial name
- CARRS-P1 (NCT05336084)
- Testing
- Ultradian sleep/wake protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Marijuana Abuse
Treatment for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse
Marijuana remains the most prevalent illicit substance used by adolescents and the number of adolescents receiving treatment for marijuana abuse more than tripled during the last decade.
- Trial name
- NCT00580671
- Testing
- MET/CBT, CM, BPT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Diet Modification, Substance Use Disorders
The Impact of a Parenting Intervention on Latino Youth Health Behaviors
The purpose of this study is to test if a parenting program can be used to prevent substance use among Latino youth and at the same time promote healthy eating.
- Conditions
- Diet Modification, Substance Use Disorders, Diabetes Mellitus Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- FPNG+ (NCT03517111)
- Testing
- Nutrition/substance use prevention, Substance use prevention only, Academic success program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 844 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University