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Communities That Care for Substance Abuse (CYDS IV Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Margaret Kuklinski, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by University of Washington
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline through thirteen-year follow-up (age 23)
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CYDS IV Trial Summary

This trial is investigating whether the "Communities That Care" system can help reduce rates of adolescent drug use, delinquency, violence, and risky sexual behavior.

Eligible Conditions
  • Substance Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Educational Attainment
  • Depression
  • Sexual Activity
  • Criminal Behavior
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Domestic Violence
  • Suicide

CYDS IV Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~nine- through thirteen-year follow-up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and nine- through thirteen-year 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
CTC coalition functioning, prevention system transformation, evidence-based program (EBP) implementation
Targeted risk and protective factors, substance use, delinquency, violence
Secondary outcome measures
Substance use disorder, depression and generalized anxiety disorder, sexual risk behavior

CYDS IV Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Communities That Care InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Communities randomly assigned to the experimental condition received 5 years of training and technical assistance (from 2003 to 2008) to implement the Communities That Care (CTC) prevention system in their communities. They also received 5 years of funding to support a full-time community coordinator and 4 years of seed money to implement tested and effective prevention programs selected as a result of their CTC process.
Group II: No interventionActive Control1 Intervention
Communities in the no intervention arm received no intervention from the project and continued to implement prevention services as usual.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of WashingtonLead Sponsor
1,740 Previous Clinical Trials
1,795,347 Total Patients Enrolled
7 Trials studying Substance Abuse
2,222 Patients Enrolled for Substance Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH
2,468 Previous Clinical Trials
2,567,026 Total Patients Enrolled
152 Trials studying Substance Abuse
654,819 Patients Enrolled for Substance Abuse
Margaret Kuklinski, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of Washington

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is the recruitment phase for this experiment still open?

"As per clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is no longer enrolling participants at the present moment. It was first posted on October 1st 2003 and had its last edit occur on May 1st 2021. Despite this study not currently seeking volunteers, there are 1882 other medical trials that are actively recruiting patients."

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~2434 spots leftby Apr 2025