NCT01632735

Mobile Continuing Care Approach for Youth

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azusa Pacific University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a pilot mobile based continuing care program (monitoring/feedback texting) relative to standard continuing care as usual in reducing relapse and improving psychosocial functioning outcomes in a youth population (under 24) with substance abuse problems.

Detailed description

This study will include approximately 80 participants randomized to either 12 weeks of mobile continuing care (intervention) or standard continuing care as usual (control). Participants will be recruited from the treatment programs in Los Angeles County, including Matrix Institute on Addictions, Tarzana Treatment, Twin Town, Phoenix House, and Cri-Help. During the 12-week active program, participants will be monitored monthly via telephone data collection. Both groups will be followed for 10-months using repeated assessments (self-report and urine specimens) at baseline (month 0) and at follow-up points (months 3, 6, and 9).

Conditions

• Addiction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mobile Continuing Care	Behavioral: Mobile Texting 12-week intervention. Delivers daily Recovering monitoring, self-management feedback, and education/social support

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2012-07-03
• Last updated: 2015-08-21
• Results posted: 2015-08-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States