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e-screening & brief intervention (e-SBI) for Substance Abuse (HELP Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sarah Dauber, PhD
Research Sponsored by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 3- and 6-month follow-up
Awards & highlights

HELP Trial Summary

This study is evaluating whether an electronic screening and brief intervention can help reduce substance use and improve substance use treatment engagement.

Eligible Conditions
  • Substance Abuse

HELP Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 3- and 6-month follow-up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 3- and 6-month follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Timeline Follow Back Interview
Secondary outcome measures
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Parenting Stress Index-Short Form
Retention in Home Visiting
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HELP Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: e-screening & brief intervention (e-SBI)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
A two-session (20 minutes each) computer-delivered screening and brief motivational intervention targeting alcohol and drug use. Computerized screening is conducted using the ASSIST. Session 1 of the BI includes personalized feedback, readiness to change interventions, and goal setting around substance use. Session 2 will contain motivational content reinforcing engagement in home visiting and information around other challenges mothers may experience including tobacco use, postpartum depression, and intimate partner violence.
Group II: ControlPlacebo Group1 Intervention
The control group will receive a similar 2-session brief motivational intervention. Session 1 focuses on nutrition and healthy eating, session 2 focuses on exercising while pregnant or in the postpartum period.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
e-screening & brief intervention (e-SBI)
2020
N/A
~20

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia UniversityLead Sponsor
9 Previous Clinical Trials
3,156 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Substance Abuse
307 Patients Enrolled for Substance Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH
2,470 Previous Clinical Trials
2,619,716 Total Patients Enrolled
153 Trials studying Substance Abuse
707,142 Patients Enrolled for Substance Abuse
Sarah Dauber, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorPartnership to End Addiction (formerly CASAColumbia)
1 Previous Clinical Trials
50 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Home Visitation Enhancing Linkages Project
2020. "Home Visitation Enhancing Linkages Project". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03750487.
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