PARTNER Recruitment and Brief Intervention Pilot Study (PARTNER)

August 19, 2010 updated by: Duke University

PARTNER: The Underage Drinking: Building Health Care System Research

Purpose of the study:

This is a pilot randomized controlled trial to identify methods of involving underage youth in interventions to reduce alcohol use through the primary health care system. The trial will compare the effectiveness of using an onsite behavioral health specialist for screening, intervention and referral with basic written information and staff recommendations typically provided in primary care offices.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

There will be approximately 3-5 sites who will participate in this study. These sites may include two private practices in Roxboro and Creedmoor, North Carolina, the Duke Hospital and two practices in the Five County region of NC who are implementing Integrated, Collaborative, Accessible, Respectful, and Evidence-based (ICARE). In each clinic one day of the week (or 2 half days) will be chosen randomly from the days the clinic identifies as appropriate. During this time a behavioral health specialist (BHS) will be on site to recruit potential participants. All patients will be asked to speak to the specialist. On two other randomly selected days printed material will be given to all parents of underage patients and the underage patients. This material will describe the study and give the specialist's contact information. If the patients are 18 to 21 years old the material will be given directly to the patient.

The BHS will ask all interested participants to sign the informed consent/minor consent and one parent/legal guardian will be asked to counter sign the informed consent if subject is not 18 years of age yet. All participants signing informed consent will be given the CRAFFT and the PARTNER basic information questions in an interview with the specialist.

The primary outcome measure will be the number of participants recruited per day by the on site BHS versus appointment recruitment method. In addition, the total number of clinic visits for patients' ages 14 to 21 years old on each day of the week will be totaled by age, gender and ethnicity to determine the penetration rates for the recruitment procedures. And lastly, medical records at the treatment referral sites will be checked to identify the number of participants referred.

The study will recruit subjects at each site for approximately last six months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

300

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
        • Duke University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 20 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Ages 12 through 20.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The trial will compare the effectiveness of using an onsite behavioral health specialist for screening, intervention and referral with basic written information and staff recommendations typically provided in primary care offices.
Time Frame: Same day
Same day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Assessments and early intervention of identifying alcohol abuse in minors.
Time Frame: Same day
Same day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Duke University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Robert L Hubbard, PhD, Duke University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 13, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 23, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2010

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro00006998

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