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Primary Connections for Youth and Families

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University · with Abt Associates, Northwestern University · NCT05964010

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 12–17 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
2300
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
March 1, 2024
Record last updated
March 18, 2026

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What the study is about

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a standard adolescent-only approach to substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment to a in primary care settings. Primary outcomes (AOD use, co-occurring behavior problems, parent-youth communication about AOD use) and secondary outcomes (adolescent quality of life, therapy attendance) are assessed at screen/initial and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months follow-up.

Being studied: Standard Screening; Standard Psychoeducation; Standard Brief Negotiated Interview (BNI); Standard Referral to Treatment (RT); Family Screening; Family Psychoeducation; Family Brief Negotiated Interview (BNI); Family Facilitated Conversation (FC) & Referral to Treatment (RT)

Conditions: Substance Use

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Youth aged 12-17 years with a primary caregiver (i.e., parental figure) also in attendance to primary care appointment
  • Youth and caregiver are fluent in English or Spanish
  • Youth and caregiver are capable of using audio-assisted informed consent procedures and independently operating a hand-held tablet device
  • Youth and caregiver are complete routine site AOD risk screening questions prompted during PC visit intake

Recruiting US locations

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, NY 10013

    Site contact: Hetty Cunningham, MD

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Nicole P Porter, PhD · 212-841-5265 · nporter@toendaddiction.org
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