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Prizes for parents: can small rewards keep teens out of trouble?

NCT ID NCT03051997

Disease control Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested whether giving caregivers prize draws for attending court hearings, treatment sessions, and probation meetings could reduce substance use and delinquency in teens already in juvenile drug court. Fifty-three teens aged 13-17 and their caregivers took part. The goal was to see if boosting caregiver engagement leads to fewer positive drug tests and less self-reported substance use.

What this could mean

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Active substance
prize-based contingency management (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If it works, this approach could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve teen substance use outcomes by keeping caregivers more engaged.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 53 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so effects may be modest.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

53 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2017

Finished

Dec 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

13 to 89 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria for youth: * Involved in juvenile drug court * Aged 13-17 years * Youth is willing to participate * At least one caregiver is willing to participate in the youth's treatment * Fluent in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria for youth: * Diagnosed with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder Inclusion Criteria for caregivers: * Caregiver of youth involved in juvenile drug court * Caregiver is willing to participate * Fluent in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria for caregivers: * Diagnosed with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder Inclusion Criteria for therapists: * Providing substance abuse treatment to a youth in juvenile drug court Exclusion Criteria for therapists: * None Inclusion Criteria for Juvenile Drug Court Personnel: * Personnel working in juvenile drug court Exclusion Criteria for Juvenile Drug Court Personnel: * None

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Conditions

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substance abuse substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Substance abuse

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Montgomer County Juvenile Court, 380 West Second Street

    Dayton, Ohio, 45422, United States

  • Nueces County Juvenile Court/Juvenile Treatment Court

    Corpus Christi, Texas, 78415, United States

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