A Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Drug Abuse Among Adolescent Girls

June 26, 2019 updated by: Traci M. Schwinn, Columbia University

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. Randomly assigned girls will also interact online with a skills-based program and subsequent annual booster sessions.

The study's primary hypothesis is that rates of 30-day alcohol and drug use will be lower among girls assigned to receive the intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

788

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10027
        • Columbia University School of Social Work

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

13 years to 14 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • resident of USA
  • speaks English
  • have private computer with Internet

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Intervention
RealTeen
Behavioral: RealTeen
A web-based, gender-specific program intended improve girls' cognitive and behavioral skills. Each of the 9 sessions requires approximately 20 minutes. After initial intervention, girls will receive two annual booster sessions (i.e., a 20-minute review of previously learned material indexed to new age).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
30-day alcohol and drug use
Time Frame: Up to 3 years
Measures will ask girls to report, for the past 30 days, the number of: drinks of alcohol consumed, cigarettes smoked, puffs of marijuana, and times they consumed four or more drinks within 2 hours. Girls will also report past 30-day use of: inhalants, ecstasy, club drugs, prescription drugs for recreational use, heroin, and hallucinogens.
Up to 3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Columbia University

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Traci M Schwinn, PhD, Columbia 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

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 8, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

March 18, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 27, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 26, 2019

Last Verified

June 1, 2019

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • AAAJ3409
  • R01DA031782 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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