Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Drug, and Illicit Substance Use- Electronic Spanish Platform (TAPS-ESP)

The goal of this study is to validate the TAPS-ESP as a screen and assessment that can be used in primary care for the screening and treatment of substance use.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Prescription Drug Abuse; Tobacco Use; Substance Use; Alcohol Abuse
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Screening

Detailed Description

This Phase II study seeks to conduct further research to validate the TAPS-ESP as a Spanish language version of the screening and brief assessment and pave the way for its broad dissemination in the healthcare system. The investigators will use a novel application of a Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation design, adapted to a screening validation study. The investigators will conduct a large-scale study to validate the TAPS-ESP against established diagnostic and biomarker metrics, replicating the design of the seminal English-language TAPS study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1000
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
      • Baylor Scott and White Community Care

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 or older
• Current patient of the clinic
• Spanish-language preferred
• Ability to read Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to provide informed consent
• Inability to comprehend or read Spanish
• Inability to self-administer the iPad tool due to physical limitations

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Screening
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Self-Administration followed by Interviewer-Administered; Screening and validation of assessment tool translated into Spanish	Other: Screening; Screening and validation of assessment tool translated into Spanish
Active Comparator: Interviewer-Administered followed by Self-Administration; Screening and validation of assessment tool translated into Spanish	Other: Screening; Screening and validation of assessment tool translated into Spanish

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription drug, and illicit Substance Use Tool-Electronic Spanish Platform (TAPS-ESP) primary criterion validation against the modified World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) in Spanish	TAPS-ESP is a two-stage screening and assessment tool that first screens for 4 broad substance abuse categories (tobacco, alcohol, prescription drug misuse, and illicit substances), then branches to the assessment for specific risks related to an array of substances. TAPS-ESP scores will be validated against the modified World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) including alcohol, tobacco, and 9 substance categories. The CIDI items mapped to the diagnostic criteria for each substance will serve as the primary criterion standard for validation of the TAPS-ESP. For detecting CIDI-derived substance use disorder (SUD) diagnosis, we will examine TAPS-ESP cut-points for the 4-item screener and the assessment in detecting problem severity defined by CIDI for detecting different tiers of substance use: Problem use (1+ criteria), SUD (2+ criteria), and moderate-to-severe SUD (4-11 criteria). Detection of SUD will be the primary outcome for each substance category.	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) for concurrent and convergent validity of the TAPS Tool	The ASSIST was developed for the World Health Organization to screen for alcohol, tobacco, and drug use in medical care settings. For each substance, the use dimensions include lifetime use, past 3 month use, urges or cravings to use, and adverse consequences from use, as well as concerns expressed by family or friends about use (lifetime, past 3 months), failed attempts to control, cut down, or stop use (lifetime, past 3 months), and drug injection (lifetime, past 3 months). The ASSIST provides substance-specific risk scores 9 substance classes, with scores of 1-3 corresponding to low risk, 4-26 (10-26 for alcohol) to moderate risk, and 27 or higher to high risk.	1 year
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) for concurrent and convergent validity of the TAPS Tool	The DAST-10 is a ten-item yes/no screen for general drug use problems (not including alcohol). Each item is worth one point, and respondents are tiered into risk categories based on score, with more intensive assessment recommended at a score of 6 or higher. It has been widely used in the substance use field, but does not distinguish between types of drugs used. A Spanish language version has been developed.	1 year
CAGE (Cut Down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-Opener) for concurrent and convergent validity of the TAPS	The CAGE is a rapid alcoholism screening test comprised of four yes/no questions (Cut Down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-Opener) for which ONE yes answer to any of the four items indicates DSM-IV alcohol abuse or dependence. A Spanish language version was validated in both Spain and the US, where it performed well in identifying DSM-IV alcohol abuse or dependence among Latinx primary care patients.	1 year
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) for concurrent and convergent validity of the TAPS	The AUDIT is a 10-item questionnaire which covers the domains of alcohol consumption, drinking behavior, and alcohol-related problems. It was developed from a six-country World Health Organization collaborative project as a screening instrument for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption. Responses to each of the 10 questions are scored according to a frequency rating of 0 (never) to 4 (daily), giving the entire questionnaire a possible score of 40. A score of 8 or more indicates harmful or hazardous alcohol use. A Spanish language version of the AUDIT is available.	1 year
Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) for concurrent and convergent validity of the TAPS	The FTND is comprised of six questions scored on a point system, with total scoring summing between 0 and 10. Higher scores indicate heavier reliance on nicotine. The FTDN has been widely used in the tobacco field for decades. It has been found to be internally consistent and an acceptable way to measure nicotine/tobacco dependency. The FTND has been translated into Spanish and validated.	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Baylor Research Institute
• Collaborators: COG Analytics
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Katherine Sanchez, PhD, Baylor Scott and White Research Institute

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Gryczynski J, Sanchez K, Carswell SB, Schwartz RP. The Spanish language version of the TAPS tool: protocol for a validation and implementation study in primary care. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 Nov 16;18(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s13722-023-00423-9.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 14, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): March 14, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 1, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 25, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 26, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 23, 2026
• Last Verified: October 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Alcohol-Related Disorders; Behavior; Alcoholism; Substance-Related Disorders; Tobacco Use; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Investigative Techniques; Epidemiologic Methods; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Data Collection; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Preventive Health Services; Diagnostic Services; Health Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Public Health Practice; Mass Screening
• Other Study ID Numbers: 022-114

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: Two years
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Contact Principal Investigators
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL; SAP; ICF

Drug and device information, study documents

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