Trial Outcomes & Findings for Behavioral Treatment of Adolescent Substance Use (NCT NCT02063984)

NCT ID: NCT02063984

Last Updated: 2021-06-04

Results Overview

Number of participants with any cannabis abstinence during treatment

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

59 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Intervention weeks 1 to 14

Results posted on

2021-06-04

Participant Flow

Recruited from a community intensive outpatient program from December 2015 to October 2017.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
CM + WMT
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Overall Study
STARTED
29
30
Overall Study
COMPLETED
23
25
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
6
5

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
CM + WMT
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
6
5

Baseline Characteristics

Behavioral Treatment of Adolescent Substance Use

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
CM + WMT
n=29 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
n=30 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Total
n=59 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
16.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.5 • n=99 Participants
16.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.1 • n=107 Participants
16.35 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.7 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
8 Participants
n=99 Participants
9 Participants
n=107 Participants
17 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
21 Participants
n=99 Participants
21 Participants
n=107 Participants
42 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
n=99 Participants
2 Participants
n=107 Participants
5 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
26 Participants
n=99 Participants
28 Participants
n=107 Participants
54 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
21 Participants
n=99 Participants
24 Participants
n=107 Participants
45 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
8 Participants
n=99 Participants
4 Participants
n=107 Participants
12 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
2 Participants
n=107 Participants
2 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
29 participants
n=99 Participants
30 participants
n=107 Participants
59 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Intervention weeks 1 to 14

Population: Participants who met Cannabis Use Disorder criteria, excluding those who met other drug use disorder criteria.

Number of participants with any cannabis abstinence during treatment

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CM + WMT
n=29 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
n=30 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Strategy 3
Start in CM responders stay in CM, non-responders get Enhanced CM
Strategy 4
Start in CM+WMT responders stay in CM+WMT, non-responders get Enhanced CM+WMT
Any Cannabis Abstinence
13 participants
18 participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 14 week treatment period

Population: Calculated only for those who achieved at least one week of abstinence during the treatment period

Weeks of continuous abstinence during treatment

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CM + WMT
n=13 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
n=18 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Strategy 3
Start in CM responders stay in CM, non-responders get Enhanced CM
Strategy 4
Start in CM+WMT responders stay in CM+WMT, non-responders get Enhanced CM+WMT
Weeks of Continuous Cannabis Abstinence
7.15 Weeks of Continuous Abstinence
Standard Deviation 4.63
4.88 Weeks of Continuous Abstinence
Standard Deviation 4.35

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Intervention weeks 1 to 14

Population: Participants with Cannabis Use Disorder and with non-missing data on 25% or more of treatment days (excluding those with other drug use disorder)

Number of participants with any days of cannabis use during treatment

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CM + WMT
n=18 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
n=19 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Strategy 3
Start in CM responders stay in CM, non-responders get Enhanced CM
Strategy 4
Start in CM+WMT responders stay in CM+WMT, non-responders get Enhanced CM+WMT
Any Days of Cannabis Use
11 Participants
14 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: The intervention period between Week 1 and Week 14

Percent of Days Used During the Treatment Period

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CM + WMT
n=11 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
n=14 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Strategy 3
Start in CM responders stay in CM, non-responders get Enhanced CM
Strategy 4
Start in CM+WMT responders stay in CM+WMT, non-responders get Enhanced CM+WMT
Days of Cannabis Use
32.5 percentage of days of cannabis use
Standard Deviation 31.0
24.5 percentage of days of cannabis use
Standard Deviation 23.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Treatment period between week 1 and week 14

Population: Ns in each strategy are the sum of \[1\] dropouts in the phase 1 condition, \[2\] responders in the phase 1 condition; and \[3\] nonresponders in the phase 1 condition who are assigned to the specified phase 2 condition. These ns for each strategy are: \[1\] 5+8+8=21; \[2\] 6+10+5=21; \[3\] 5+8+8=21; \[4\] 6+10+8=24.

Number of participants who achieved at least one week of abstinence

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CM + WMT
n=21 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
n=21 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Strategy 3
n=21 Participants
Start in CM responders stay in CM, non-responders get Enhanced CM
Strategy 4
n=24 Participants
Start in CM+WMT responders stay in CM+WMT, non-responders get Enhanced CM+WMT
Any Cannabis Abstinence Across Four Treatment Strategies
12 Participants
12 Participants
14 Participants
11 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Treatment period between week 1 and week 14

Population: Participants with at least one week of cannabis abstinence during treatment

Mean weeks of continuous cannabis abstinence among those who achieved at least one week of abstinence

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CM + WMT
n=12 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management + Working Memory Training (IOP + CM + WMT)
CM + No WMT
n=12 Participants
Intensive Outpatient Treatment + Contingency Management (IOP + CM)
Strategy 3
n=14 Participants
Start in CM responders stay in CM, non-responders get Enhanced CM
Strategy 4
n=11 Participants
Start in CM+WMT responders stay in CM+WMT, non-responders get Enhanced CM+WMT
Weeks of Cannabis Abstinence Across Four Treatment Strategies
6.17 weeks of continuous abstinence
Standard Deviation 4.73
7.42 weeks of continuous abstinence
Standard Deviation 4.74
5.29 weeks of continuous abstinence
Standard Deviation 4.43
7.82 weeks of continuous abstinence
Standard Deviation 4.75

Adverse Events

Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) + Contingency Management (CM) + Working Memory Training (WMT)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 8 other events
Deaths: 2 deaths

IOP + CM

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 7 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) + Contingency Management (CM) + Working Memory Training (WMT)
n=29 participants at risk
IOP + CM + WMT Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) + Contingency Management (CM): Multiple group sessions weekly, one individual counseling session weekly with teen to review and discuss contingency management abstinence-based incentives Working Memory Training: 25 computer-delivered sessions of neurocognitive training
IOP + CM
n=30 participants at risk
IOP + CM Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) + Contingency Management (CM): Multiple group sessions weekly, one individual counseling session weekly with teen to review and discuss contingency management abstinence-based incentives
Psychiatric disorders
Overdose
6.9%
2/29 • Number of events 2 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
0.00%
0/30 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
Psychiatric disorders
Suicidal ideation without a plan
0.00%
0/29 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
3.3%
1/30 • Number of events 1 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
Psychiatric disorders
Suicide attempt
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
0.00%
0/30 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
Social circumstances
Incarceration
10.3%
3/29 • Number of events 3 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
13.3%
4/30 • Number of events 4 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
Social circumstances
Arrest
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
0.00%
0/30 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Dehydration
3.4%
1/29 • Number of events 1 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
0.00%
0/30 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
Psychiatric disorders
Drug induced psychosis
0.00%
0/29 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
3.3%
1/30 • Number of events 1 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
Nervous system disorders
Loss of consciousness
0.00%
0/29 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)
3.3%
1/30 • Number of events 1 • Information will be collected from the scheduled first study visit through the 12 month follow-up assessment visit. (12 months total)

Additional Information

Alan J. Budney, Ph.D

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Center for Technology and Behavioral Health

Phone: 603-646-7088

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place