SIM-AiR for Alcoholism in Adolescents

(SIMAiR Trial)

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Overseen ByJaden Femrite
Age: < 65
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this clinical trial is to address the gap between clinical treatment and adolescents' lived social environments by developing and testing a novel, interactive intervention-SIM-AiR-that directly targets social risk and protective factors. By helping youth visually and cognitively process their social identities and networks, SIM-AiR seeks to support more enduring recovery outcomes in adolescents (12-19 years old) with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The specific aims of this study protocol are to pilot the SIM-AiR intervention module and collect participant acceptability feedback and preliminary outcomes. The main questions it aims to answer are:

What is the acceptability of the SIM-AiR treatment module from the perspective of participants? Do participants' acceptability ratings of the SIM-AiR treatment module vary by personal and/or social network characteristics?

Clinicians will implement the SIM-AiR with an adolescent client. Clinicians will provide feedback to the study team on their experience to support future implementation. Participants will complete the SIM-AiR module during a treatment session with their clinician and participate in data collection with study staff (e.g., surveys, interviews) following the treatment session.

Who Is on the Research Team?

EA

Emily A Hennessy, PhD

Principal Investigator

Recovery Research Institute; National Center on Youth Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Harvard Medical School

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

Be able to speak, read, and understand English
Meet criteria for alcohol use disorder (mild to severe) as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-V)
I am 12 to 19 years old and receiving outpatient addiction treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal to give informed consent
I am under 18 and do not have a parent willing to give consent for me to join.

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants receive the SIM-AiR intervention module during a single treatment session with their clinician

1 session
1 visit (in-person)

Data Collection

Participants complete surveys and interviews to provide feedback on the SIM-AiR module

1-2 weeks
1 visit (in-person or virtual)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for feedback and adaptation needs for future implementation

4 weeks

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • SIM-AiR

How Is the Trial Designed?

1

Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: SIM-AiRExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Massachusetts General Hospital

Lead Sponsor

Trials
3,066
Recruited
13,430,000+

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Collaborator

Trials
865
Recruited
1,091,000+

University of Connecticut

Collaborator

Trials
194
Recruited
162,000+