Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Intervention Research Study in Pediatric Primary Care

Description

Our goal is to conduct a large multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a promising computer-facilitated Screening and clinician Brief Intervention (cSBI) system designed for delivery by pediatric primary care clinicians and aimed at reducing unhealthy alcohol use and related riding/driving safety risk among adolescent patients. Our setting will be the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) national primary care research network, with \>600 U.S. primary care practices having participated in recent studies. This trial addresses the evidence gap identified in the latest U.S. Preventive Services Task Force review of alcohol screening and brief counseling interventions among adolescents, and, if shown effective, the cSBI system could be widely disseminated via AAP's existing education, teaching, and advocacy platforms to its 67,000 pediatrician members, thereby greatly increasing the potential for population-level impact of alcohol screening and brief intervention for U.S. adolescents.

Conditions

Heavy Drinking, Driving Under the Influence, Riding With Driver Under the Influence

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Our goal is to conduct a large multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a promising computer-facilitated Screening and clinician Brief Intervention (cSBI) system designed for delivery by pediatric primary care clinicians and aimed at reducing unhealthy alcohol use and related riding/driving safety risk among adolescent patients. Our setting will be the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) national primary care research network, with \>600 U.S. primary care practices having participated in recent studies. This trial addresses the evidence gap identified in the latest U.S. Preventive Services Task Force review of alcohol screening and brief counseling interventions among adolescents, and, if shown effective, the cSBI system could be widely disseminated via AAP's existing education, teaching, and advocacy platforms to its 67,000 pediatrician members, thereby greatly increasing the potential for population-level impact of alcohol screening and brief intervention for U.S. adolescents.

Computer-facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention (cSBI) in Pediatric Primary Care to Reduce Underage Drinking: a Large, Multi-site Randomized Trial

Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Intervention Research Study in Pediatric Primary Care

Condition
Heavy Drinking
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Itasca

American Academy of Pediatrics, Itasca, Illinois, United States, 60143

Boston

Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Philadelphia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Ages 14-17
  • * Presenting for well-visit with participating clinician
  • * Reports any lifetime alcohol use
  • * If no lifetime alcohol use, reports riding with a driver under the influence in the past 12 months
  • * Has own cell phone and is willing to share cell phone number before their scheduled visit
  • * Completes required pre-visit activity/activities before well visit
  • * Youth in foster care
  • * Unable to read and communicate in English
  • * Unable to complete follow-ups
  • * Currently receiving treatment from specialty clinician(s) for a substance use concern
  • * Deemed by their clinician to be inappropriate for study participation due to neurodevelopmental delays or medical/emotional concerns

Ages Eligible for Study

14 Years to 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Boston Children's Hospital,

Sion K Harris, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Boston Children's Hospital

Lydia A Shrier, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Boston Children's Hospital

Study Record Dates

2026-03-31