Recognition and Early Intervention for Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence in Adolescent (REAL-SMART)

Kuopio University Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Alcoholism; Adolescent Problem Behavior; Substance Use Disorders; Substance Abuse; Adolescent Behavior; Alcohol-Related Disorders; Alcohol Dependence

Treatments: Other: Treatment as usual; Behavioral: ASSIST

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06262958

KUH5703459

Details and patient eligibility

About

ASSIST mini-intervention is applied in an electric form in adolescent outpatients to see if it

Full description

All 14-20-year-old patients admitted to the Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic during 2017-2028 are requested to participate. At admission (baseline), the patients are interviewed by the research nurse and asked to fill out questionnaires. The interview includes a semi-structured diagnostic interview (SCID). The participants are interviewed again in six months (follow-up), and the interview is identical to the one conducted in the admission phase.

Enrollment: 800 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Admitted to the Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic during the years 2016-2019

Exclusion Criteria: Unable to understand the questionnaires

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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800 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment as usual

Active Comparator group

Description:

Clients are receiving normal adolescent psychiatric care, mostly psychotherapy, medications, or both.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as usual

e-form of ASSIST alcohol and substance use mini-intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Clients are receiving normal adolescent psychiatric care, mostly psychotherapy, medications, or both. In addition to that, they will receive a mini-intervention for substance and alcohol use.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as usual

Behavioral: ASSIST