Survey to Identify Substance Use in Teenagers and Adolescents

Expanded Preoperative Survey During Perioperative Care to Identify Substance Use in Teenagers and Adolescents

This is a prospective survey study of patients 12-21 years undergoing anesthetic care. The primary objective is to determine the incidence of illicit substance use and abuse prior to anesthetic care. The secondary objective is to determine the illicit substances used and their frequency in patients presenting for anesthetic care.

Study Overview

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Conditions: Anesthesia
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Survey

Detailed Description

The participants will be asked to complete a survey in REDCap using an iPad during the visit. The study will record any positive answers from the drug and tobacco use questions routinely asked of the parents during the on-line pre-admission testing process. These include yes/no answers regarding drug, alcohol, and tobacco use.

The information collected will include only demographic data including age, weight, gender, ethnicity/race, and zip code. Survey data will be coded and will not include patient information. Completion of the survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 1000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
      • Nationwide Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 21 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adolescents undergoing procedure requiring anesthesia at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients 12-21 years of age
• Presenting for surgery or procedure requiring anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are not able to complete the computerized survey due to physical or intellectual impairment
• Patients who are non-English speaking

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Adolescents; Patients 12-21 years undergoing anesthetic care	Other: Survey; Survey assessing incidence, frequency, and type of illicit substance use

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence	When subject last used illicit substance	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Frequency	How often subject uses illicit substances	Baseline
Substance	Type of illicit substances used	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 27, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 25, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 25, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 29, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 1, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 28, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: STUDY00002306

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No