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Using Technology to Reduce Youth Substance Use

NCT04446910 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 79

Last updated 2025-04-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The research project will focus on conducting a trial of whether a tailored SMS text-messaging intervention is efficacious in improving justice-involved youths' substance use or dual diagnosis treatment attendance and engagement.

Conditions

  • Drug Use

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SMS Text Messaging

SMS text messaging intervention for a period of 90 days to promote attendance at community-based substance use or dual diagnosis treatment appointments through motivational messages.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care Engagement Practices

Standard of care engagement practices, such as communicating with youth and caregivers, as needed, through texting but frequency of contact and content of messaging varies according to individual needs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-01
Primary Completion
2025-04-01
Completion
2025-04-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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