NCT07266740

PURSUIT: A Technologically Augmented School-based Program to Improve Child Coping and Prevent Substance Use.

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Michigan State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study investigators aim to test an online support platform for Michigan youth aged 8-18 years enrolled in elementary, middle, or high school and their parent/caregiver. The online support platform will be hosted on the Computerized Intervention Authoring System (CIAS) 3.0 and will provide evidence-based cognitive behavioral coping skills for physical (pain) and mental (stress, mood) health symptoms, with additional substance use prevention content for youth aged 12 and older. Evaluations will occur at baseline and then a post assessment approximately 8 weeks later.

Detailed description

The study investigator's aims are to: 1. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the PURSUIT online support platform using mixed methods. 2. Explore the impact of PURSUIT on youth's physical (pain) and mental health (stress, anxiety, mood, perceived risk of substance use) symptoms at post assessment. Consented youth will complete a baseline assessment (week 1), and then will use the PURSUIT online platform (expected duration is 6 week), and complete a post assessment (week 8). Within the PURSUIT platform, all youth will have access to tools teaching cognitive-behavioral strategies for managing mood, anxiety, stress, and physical pain. Youth aged 12 and older will have access to additional content presenting cognitive-behavioral strategies for reducing the risk of substance use. Youth will provide data on their symptoms (e.g thoughts, mood, behaviors, sleep, pain, and stress) at baseline and post assessment. A caregiver will report on the child's demographics, adverse childhood experience (ACE) exposure, school performance/attendance and their own mood. At post-assessment, the youth will also be asked to take part in a brief, semi-structured interview regarding their experiences with PURSUIT.

Conditions

• Pediatric Pain
• Anxiety
• Mood
• Stress
• Feasibility Studies
• Acceptability
• Health Promotion
• Online Mental Health Program

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	PURSUIT	PURSUIT is an online self-management platform for youth aged 8-18 and one caregiver that provides cognitive-behavioral coping skills for physical and mental health symptoms, plus substance use prevention content for youth aged 12 and older.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-01
• Primary completion: 2026-10-01
• Completion: 2026-10-01
• First posted: 2025-12-05
• Last updated: 2025-12-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States