Clinical trials: Adolescent Substance Abuse
Juvenile Justice Involvement, Drug Abuse
Prevention Program for Problem Behaviors in Girls in Foster Care
This study will determine the efficacy of a parent-involved intervention in preventing problem behavior in middle school girls who are currently in foster care.
- Trial name
- NCT00239837
- Testing
- Middle School Success Intervention (MSS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Social Learning Center
Vaping, Adolescent
Nicotine and Cannabis Vape Labeling Experiment - Spring 2025
This study assesses how the ways in which nicotine and cannabis vaping devices are labeled impact use susceptibility, anticipated effects, and health harm.
- Conditions
- Vaping, Adolescent, Electronic Cigarette Use, Nicotine
- Trial name
- EPIC/ADVANCE (NCT06919276)
- Testing
- Vaping Device Labeling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,048 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Substance Use
Adaptation Processes in School-Based Substance Abuse Programs
The goals of this study are to develop a middle school substance use prevention curriculum for underserved rural youth and evaluate its efficacy compared to the existing, multicultural curriculum.
- Trial name
- NCT01755533
- Testing
- Rural curriculum, Classic curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,827 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Relationship, Family (Foster), Substance Use Prevention
A Trial of Connecting to Promote Foster Teen Well-Being
This study evaluates the efficacy of a self-directed parenting program called Connecting in reducing risk of substance use and other risky behaviors in young foster teens (ages 11-15).
- Trial name
- NCT03157895
- Testing
- Connecting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Risk Reduction Behavior, Health Behavior
Alcohol, Marijuana, and Risky Sex: Group Interventions With Detained Adolescents
This research is studying behaviors that young people engage in that may place them at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted disease like HIV/AIDS, and what kind of educational program works best to reduce these risky…
- Conditions
- Risk Reduction Behavior, Health Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- MARS (NCT01170260)
- Testing
- INFORMATION-ONLY SEXUAL RISK REDUCTION (INFO-ONLY), SEXUAL PLUS ALCOHOL RISK REDUCTION (SRRI+ETOH), SEXUAL + ALCOHOL + MARIJUANA RISK REDUCTION
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Physical Activity, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse)
Expanded Game Squad for Neurodiverse Youth
The proposed study will pilot the use of an adapted Game Squad intervention aimed at improving physical activity and other important health behaviors (nutrition, sleep hygiene, screen time habits) for children and adolescents…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Health Behavior, Developmental Disorder
- Trial name
- NDGameSquad (NCT03665415)
- Testing
- NDGameSquad
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merrimack College
Sexually Transmitted Infection, Substance Use
Behavioral Intervention for Minority Adolescent Women
The purpose of this Stage II clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a culturally sensitive, cognitive-behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk behavior among minority adolescents for prevention of sexually transmitted…
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection, Substance Use, Abuse, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT01387646
- Testing
- Project IMAGE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Substance-Related Disorders, Drug Addiction
Family Training Program for Parents of Substance Using Adolescents
This project will modify Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT; n=15) and Alanon/Naranon Facilitation (ANF; n=15) for use with parents who are concerned about an out-of-treatment adolescent.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
- Trial name
- FTP (NCT01344382)
- Testing
- Community Reinforcement and Family Training, Al-Anon Facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Treatment Research Institute
HIV Infections
Preventing HIV/Aids in Drug Abusing Youth
This project involves two studies focusing on the engagement and treatment of adolescents diagnosed with substance use disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00680719
- Testing
- IBFT /HIV prevention, IBFT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Alcohol Abuse
The Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study (APSALS)
Parents can positively influence their children's alcohol use. One strategy they use is to provide their children with alcohol, believing it is the best way to teach their children how to drink responsibly.
- Trial name
- APSALS (NCT02280551)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,927 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Cannabis, Vaping
A Virtual Reality Game to Prevent E-cigarette and Cannabis Vaping
The goal of this study is to develop and test an adapted version of our virtual reality videogame intervention prototype, Invite Only VR, developed for middle school students, which focuses on e-cigarette and marijuana vaping…
- Conditions
- Cannabis, Vaping, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT07413432
- Testing
- Virtual reality videogame intervention for vaping prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Substance Use, Substance-Related Disorders
Clinician Practice Companion to Address Youth Substance Use
Substance use, including the use of opioids, cannabis, and other drugs, is common among adolescents and young adults, and overdose has become a leading cause of death among youth in Canada and the United States.
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Substance-Related Disorders, Adolescent Substance Use, Cannabis Use
- Trial name
- NCT07725289
- Testing
- Practice Companion
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Substance Use Disorders, Adolescent Behavior
Addiction in Adolescence - Pathomechanisms and Treatment Evaluation
This study aims to investigate the sociodemographic background as well as psychiatric comorbidities of adolescent substance users with substance use disorders.
- Trial name
- MATRIX-A (NCT03444974)
- Testing
- adapted treatment according to the MATRIX-A therapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse
Adolescent Family-Based Alcohol Prevention
This study explores whether giving families a choice of family-based prevention programs to prevent adolescent alcohol use will make a difference in program recruitment, retention, completion, as well as adolescent outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00858065
- Testing
- Strengthening Families Program (SFP), Family Matters
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Adolescent Drinking, Adolescent Problem Behavior
Mindfulness Mobile App to Reduce Adolescent Substance Use
Substance-abusing youth - especially those who are involved in the juvenile justice system - are at higher risk than nonusers for mental health problems, including depression, conduct problems, personality disorders, suicidal…
- Trial name
- Qlarity (NCT04027075)
- Testing
- Qlarity app users
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
HIV/AIDS
The Dreamer Girls Project: Adaptation of SISTA/SIHLE for HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Prevention Among Black Adolescent Girls
The study will use focus group methodology in the formative evaluation phase. Focus group methodology provides a rich source of data and understanding of phenomena by allowing the researcher to examine the interaction among…
- Trial name
- NCT05014074
- Testing
- Theater/Pilot Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cannabis Use
A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a School-Based Teen Marijuana Checkup
A hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial that is designed to assess the effectiveness of an intervention (The Teen Marijuana Check-Up) when delivered in real world settings.
- Trial name
- TMCU5 (NCT03111667)
- Testing
- Teen Marijuana Check Up, Treatment as Usual, Gold Standard Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Substance Abuse, Delinquency
Testing a Promising Treatment for Youth Substance Abuse in a Community Setting
This study aims to address a serious public health problem (i.e., substance abusing adolescents) by testing the effectiveness of a promising substance abuse treatment implemented in a community-based treatment setting (CM-FAM, a…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Delinquency, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT02130479
- Testing
- Contingency Management-Family Engagement, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Substance Abuse
Adolescent Substance Abuse: Progressive Treatment
The purpose of this study is to find out more about how to provide effective further treatment for adolescents who have received six weeks of group therapy for substance-use problems and continue to use drugs.
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT00680576)
- Testing
- CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, FFT, Family Functional Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Drug Abuse Prevention
A Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Drug Abuse Among Adolescent Girls
This study is designed to develop and test a gender-specific, web-based drug abuse prevention program. Study participants will be adolescent girls aged 13 and 14 years who will complete all measures online.
- Trial name
- NCT01813123
- Testing
- RealTeen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University