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: Completed
• 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 (Actual): 250

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

• 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
Number of Participants With Adolescent and Parent Reported Alcohol, Drug, Vaping and Tobacco Usage	As part of standard of care, nurses contact the parents of children scheduled for surgery to obtain health history and any alcohol, drug, vaping and tobacco usage. For the study, adolescents were asked to complete a survey on REDCap regarding their alcohol, drug, vaping and tobacco usage and those responses were compared to the answers the parents gave to the nurses during pre-op phone call.	Baseline
Alcohol Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever drank alcohol?	Baseline
Marijuana Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever smoked or consumed marijuana, THC, or cannabis?	Baseline
Vape Pen Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever vaped?	Baseline
Tobacco Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever used tobacco?	Baseline
Prescription Opioid Use for Acute Pain	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Do you currently or have you ever used a prescribed opioid for acute pain?	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Most Recent Alcohol Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you used alcohol?	Baseline
Age First Drank Alcohol	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey How old were you when you first drank alcohol?	Baseline
Most Recent Marijuana Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you used marijuana?	Baseline
Age First Used Marijuana	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey How old were you when you first started using?	Baseline
Most Recent Vape Pen Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you vaped?	Baseline
Age First Started Vaping	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey How old were you when you first started vaping?	Baseline
Most Recent Tobacco Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you used tobacco?	Baseline
Age First Used Tobacco	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey How old were you when you started using tobacco?	Baseline
Most Recent Prescribed Opioid Use	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey When was the last time you used a prescribed opioid for acute pain?	Baseline
Prescribed Opioid Use for Anything Other Than Pain	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Did you ever use that medication (prescribed opioid) for anything other than pain?	Baseline
Prescribed Opioid Use Leading to Abuse	Adolescents were asked in a REDCap survey Did your using prescribed opioid for anything other than pain lead to your abusing opioids/narcotics?	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 27, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): July 15, 2022

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): September 26, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

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