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NCT01117753 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Research on Outpatient Adolescent Treatment for Comorbid Substance Use and Internalizing Disorders

A NA study, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
140
Enrollment target

NCT01117753: Completed NA study, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

NCT01117753 is a NA study that has completed, run by Medical University of South Carolina. The registered enrollment target is 140 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (90% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01117753, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
140 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Adolescent substance abuse results in significant negative outcomes and extraordinary costs for youths, their families, communities, and society. Moreover, rates of psychiatric comorbidity among substance abusing youth range from 25% up to 82%, and youths with a dual diagnosis are more than twice as costly to treat compared to those with no comorbidity. The applicant principal investigator recently completed a pilot project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse focused on developing and piloting a psychosocial treatment specifically for youth presenting for outpatient treatment with co-occurring substance use and internalizing (i.e., mood and/or anxiety) problems. Results were promising with the experimental group exhibiting significantly less substance use and more rapid reductions in anxiety and depressive symptoms compared to the control group. The proposed research is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) to compare the experimental treatment (OutPatient Treatment for Adolescents; OPT-A) to an "active placebo" on key clinical indices from pre-treatment through 18 months. The proposed RCT (n = 160) employs the treatment manual, quality assurance protocol, and therapist training protocol developed and successfully tested in the pilot study, to evaluate the efficacy of OPT-A for youth referred to outpatient treatment of co-occurring substance use and internalizing problems. The following outcomes will be evaluated: drug use; mental health; behavioral, school, peer, and family functioning; and consumer satisfaction. The intervention addresses one of the more prevalent and most challenging, costly, and understudied presenting problems among adolescent outpatients. If successful, this research could provide a considerable contribution in the treatment field for youth with co-occurring substance use and internalizing disorders.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Treatment As Usual
  • BEHAVIORAL OutPatient Treatment for Adolescents (OPT-A)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 140 participants
Start Date 2009-07
Est. Completion 2014-06
Phase NA

What the finished NCT01117753 record still lists

NCT01117753 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 140 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (90% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Treatment As Usual is the first listed.

NCT01117753 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01117753 about?

NCT01117753 is a clinical study titled "Research on Outpatient Adolescent Treatment for Comorbid Substance Use and Internalizing Disorders". Adolescent substance abuse results in significant negative outcomes and extraordinary costs for youths, their families, communities, and society. Moreover, rates of psychiatric comorbidity among substance abusing youth range from 25% up to 82%, and youths with a dual diagnosis are more than twice as...

What is the current status of trial NCT01117753?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 140 participants. The study started on 2009-07. Estimated completion is 2014-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01117753?

The interventions under investigation include: Treatment As Usual (BEHAVIORAL), OutPatient Treatment for Adolescents (OPT-A) (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01117753?

This trial is sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina, which has 755 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01117753's enrollment target sits among peer trials

140 713th of 2000 higher than 1,281 of 2,000 other NA trials

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