Mobile Technology to Reduce Teen Substance Misuse
Evidence-Based Practice Institute, Seattle, WA · with University of Maryland, Baltimore, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · NCT05897164
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Key facts
- Compensation
- Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
- Who can join
- Ages 13+ · All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted (a condition is required)
- Study type
- Interventional · Not applicable
- Target enrollment
- 600
- US sites recruiting
- 2
- Study start
- August 18, 2026
- Record last updated
- August 20, 2026
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What the study is about
The goal of this study is to test the newly expanded WisePath for Teens (WPT) for substance use app, a direct-to-consumer paired mobile phone app for iOS and Android platforms that supports parents/guardians in delivering evidence-based techniques to reduce youth substance abuse and co-occurring mental health problems. This project will expand WPT for use with a general population of teens with problematic substance use and their parents to reduce substance abuse, its harmful effects, opioid overdoses, and progression to substance use disorders, as well as other behavioral health problems that are exacerbated by substance abuse and/or interfere with substance abuse treatment.
Being studied: WisePath for Teens; Peer Support Services (PSS); Control
Conditions: Substance Use; Substance Abuse; Suicide; Adolescent
Eligibility criteria
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INCLUSION CRITERIA
Youth
- Resides in United States
- 13-17 years of age
- Fluent in English
- Possesses and is the primary user of an Android or iPhone-based smartphone with a data plan that they use on a daily basis
- Currently residing in the same household with the linked caregiver/legal guardian participant at least five days a week
- Meets criteria for mild-moderate or severe SA (for any drug or alcohol) on the Screening to Brief Intervention (S2BI), indicated by answering that they have used any substance at least once per month within the past 90 days.
- Possesses and is the primary user of an Android or iPhone-based smartphone with a data plan
Caregivers
- Resides in United States
- 18 years or older
- Fluent in English
- Owns and is the primary user of an Android or iPhone-based smartphone with a data plan that they use on a daily basis
- Able and willing to receive and send several (1-3 times/week) text messages from study staff during study participation
- Is the primary caregiver of a youth aged 13-17 years who lives in the caregiver's home at least five days a week
- Caregiver indicates a substance concern for the target youth, defined as either a+b OR c:
- uses alcohol, marijuana, and/or another substance, AND
- expresses that they are concerned (a score of 3 or higher) about that use on a 5-pt Likert scale (3 = concerned, 4 = very concerned, 5 = extremely concerned).
OR
- The target youth participated in counseling or another form of treatment (e.g., medication assisted treatment) because of a concern about alcohol, marijuana, or other substance use.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
Youth
- Participated in previous iKinnect or WisePath for Teens research in the past 2 years
Caregivers
- Participated in previous iKinnect or WisePath for Teens research in the past 2 years
- Currently involved with the child protective service system due to a concern about child maltreatment (i.e., abuse or neglect).
Recruiting US locations
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21201
Site contact: Cindy Schaeffer, PhD
Evidence-Based Practice Institute
Seattle, WA 98126
Site contact: Samantha Daniels · 206-455-7934 · clinicaltrials@ebpi.org
Study contacts (from the official record)
- Samantha Daniels · 206-455-7934 · clinicaltrials@ebpi.org
- Angela Kelley Brimer, MS · 206-455-7934 · clinicaltrials@ebpi.org