Parent SMART (Substance Misuse in Adolescents in Residential Treatment)

Part of paid clinical trials in Rockford, Illinois.

Sponsor
Brown University
Study ID
NCT05169385
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
12 Years - 18 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Parent SMART — BEHAVIORAL
    Parent SMART experimental intervention
  • Treatment as Usual — BEHAVIORAL
    Residential treatment as usual

Study Details

Adolescents in residential substance use treatment have serious substance-related problems and poor outcomes following discharge: follow-up studies indicate that 60% of adolescents treated in residential treatment will relapse within the first 90 days. Parenting practices have been established as a critical predictor of adolescents' substance use outcomes and likelihood of relapse following treatments, but parents are notoriously difficult to engage in adolescent substance use treatment. Findings such as these provide strong justification for targeting parents of adolescents in residential substance use treatment via easily accessible interventions. This study tests the effectiveness of a technology-assisted parenting intervention called Parent SMART (Substance Misuse among Adolescents in Residential Treatment). The intervention combines an off-the-shelf computer program that teaches parenting skills called Parenting Wisely, four telehealth coaching sessions, and a networking forum that allows parents to connect with a clinical expert and with other parents. The investigators will compare adolescents who receive standard residential substance use treatment to adolescents who receive the same treatment plus whose parents receive Parent SMART. Investigators will test the comparative effectiveness of Parent SMART versus residential treatment as usual on parental monitoring and communication, adolescent substance use (i.e., days of substance use and substance-related problems), and substance-related high-risk behaviors (i.e., school-related problems, criminal involvement, externalizing behavior). The investigators will also test whether improvements in parenting partially mediate any observed changes in adolescent substance use and other high-risk behaviors.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 1, 2022
Status verified
Apr 2025
Primary completion
Feb 2, 2027
Completion
Feb 2, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
220 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Parent SMART
    Parent SMART is a technology-assisted parenting intervention combining an off-the-shelf computer program (Parenting Wisely), up to four telehealth coaching sessions, and access to an app-based networking forum.
  • Active Comparator: Treatment as Usual
    The active comparator is defined as residential treatment services as usual.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Parental Monitoring [ Time Frame: Baseline to 24 Weeks Post Discharge ]

Central Contacts

Locations (3)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Rosecrance Health NetworkRockfordIllinois61107
Renee Wihlborg, MD
Rosecrance Jackson CentersSioux CityIowa51101-
Hazelden Betty FordPlymouthMinnesota55441
Quyen Ngo, PhD, LP
[email protected]
651-213-4106

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