Train Your Brain 2.0 - Improving Memory and Decision Making Among Youth

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to deliver a computer-based working memory training program to improve delay discounting (DD) and prevent substance misuse among at-risk adolescents in a traditionally underserved area. Results from the study will inform future substance use prevention efforts targeted at youth exposed to adverse childhood experiences. Findings will also refine future models of intervention delivery in traditionally underserved communities. The main aims of the project are are: 1) To examine to examine changes in hypothesized mechanisms of substance use initiation and escalation, and 2) to assess whether changes in DD are a mechanism for reducing substance misuse during early adolescence. The investigators will evaluate whether changes in DD following active treatment predict substance use outcomes over the three-month follow-up period.

Conditions

Behavior, Health

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Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to deliver a computer-based working memory training program to improve delay discounting (DD) and prevent substance misuse among at-risk adolescents in a traditionally underserved area. Results from the study will inform future substance use prevention efforts targeted at youth exposed to adverse childhood experiences. Findings will also refine future models of intervention delivery in traditionally underserved communities. The main aims of the project are are: 1) To examine to examine changes in hypothesized mechanisms of substance use initiation and escalation, and 2) to assess whether changes in DD are a mechanism for reducing substance misuse during early adolescence. The investigators will evaluate whether changes in DD following active treatment predict substance use outcomes over the three-month follow-up period.

Train Your Brain 2.0: Improving Memory and Decision Making to Improve Outcomes Among Youth - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Train Your Brain 2.0 - Improving Memory and Decision Making Among Youth

Condition
Behavior, Health
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Flint

Freedom Schools Collaborative, Flint, Michigan, United States, 48504

Highland Park

Ernest T. Ford Recreation Center, Highland Park, Michigan, United States, 48203

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Between the ages of 11 and 15 and have a parent/guardian willing to provide consent for their participation
  • 2. Proficient in English
  • 3. Willing to commit to participate in computer-based trainings over the course of 5-8 weeks (duration dependent on site)
  • 4. Access to internet services, cell phone, and/or email
  • 5. Willing to receive/send study-related text messages
  • 1. Self-disclosure or identification with psychological disturbance, suicidality, or evidence of active suicide ideation
  • 2. Self-disclosure of current substance use disorder

Ages Eligible for Study

11 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Henry Ford Health System,

Study Record Dates

2026-08-01