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Coalition Check-Up for Youth Substance Abuse

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Led By Louis D Brown, PhD

Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 3 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether the Coalition Check-Up, a data-driven system that helps community coalitions implement evidence-based programs, improves coalition capacity and reduces youth substance use.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for fully operational community coalitions in Pennsylvania or Missouri focused on drug prevention. They must have been active for over a year, have a coordinator, hold quarterly meetings with diverse community members, support or fund drug prevention activities, and commit to annual assessments and four yearly meetings with the CCU TA provider.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests the Coalition Check-Up (CCU), a technical assistance system aimed at improving coalition capacity and implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs) for drug prevention. Coalitions are randomly assigned to either receive CCU or standard technical assistance to compare effectiveness.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves organizational interventions rather than medical treatments, there are no direct physical side effects. However, potential indirect impacts could include changes in team dynamics or workload due to new processes.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 3 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~3 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Cohesion

Decentralization

Dichotomized lifetime alcohol use

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Coalition Check-UpExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The 4-step Coalition Check-Up technical assistance process provides proactive data-driven continuous quality improvement cycles. Step 1 assesses critical dimensions of the coalition's capacity and program implementation. A coalition profile based on assessment data is reviewed in step 2. Here the technical assistance provider works with the coalition to consider several dimensions of coalition capacity and program implementation, celebrating strengths and prioritizing weaknesses. Once priorities are set, the technical assistance provider uses structured action planning in step 3 to help coalition members establish consensus on how to improve prioritized weaknesses. In step 4, technical assistance providers review and support progress on action plan implementation with the coalition. Efforts are evaluated a year after the initial assessment in a continuous quality improvement cycle.

Group II: Technical assistance as usualActive Control1 Intervention

Coalitions in the comparison condition will receive a feedback report but no additional support from technical assistance providers beyond what is already available to them.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor

904 Previous Clinical Trials

320,929 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Substance Abuse

7,500 Patients Enrolled for Substance Abuse

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH

2,468 Previous Clinical Trials

2,619,281 Total Patients Enrolled

153 Trials studying Substance Abuse

707,142 Patients Enrolled for Substance Abuse

Penn State UniversityOTHER

355 Previous Clinical Trials

125,689 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Coalition Check-Up Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04592120 — N/A

Substance Abuse Research Study Groups: Coalition Check-Up, Technical assistance as usual

Substance Abuse Clinical Trial 2023: Coalition Check-Up Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04592120 — N/A

Coalition Check-Up 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04592120 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the door still open to participants in this trial?

"As per the information found on clinical trials.gov, this medical trial is no longer looking for patients to participate. This study was first posted in October 2020 and last updated November 2022; however there are still 466 other relevant studies enrolling participants at this time."

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