Substance Use Screening and Counseling for Childhood Cancer Survivors
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The ASSIST Study is designed to explore whether a brief, evidence based substance use screening and counseling approach can be easily integrated into routine survivorship care at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
During a regularly scheduled psychosocial visit, participants complete the World Health Organization's Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). This short questionnaire helps identify patterns of use related to tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, prescription medications, and other substances. Survivors whose results show possible risk receive a brief, supportive counseling session during the same appointment. This session uses motivational interviewing techniques to help individuals reflect on their use and consider steps to reduce potential harm.
Primary Objective:
\- Assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a standardized assessment of substance use and brief substance use reduction intervention in survivorship clinical settings.
Secondary Objective:
\- Evaluate the reliability of delivering a brief substance use intervention to reduce substance use behaviors among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer (ASCC) followed in the (ACT) Clinic.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Rachel Webster, PhD
Principal Investigator
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention
Participants complete the ASSIST questionnaire and receive a brief counseling session if at moderate or high risk
Follow-up
Participants complete a follow-up survey to report on substance use reduction
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- ASSIST Linked Brief Intervention
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
This arm is designed to integrate meaningful, patient centered conversations about substance use directly into routine survivorship care, making it easier for survivors to receive tailored support in real time
This comparison group will allow researchers to understand how the screening plus intervention approach differs from standard survivorship care, helping determine whether the added feedback and brief counseling are practical, acceptable, and potentially beneficial for adult survivors of childhood cancer.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Lead Sponsor
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