Can an app boost family program practice?
NCT ID NCT06907966
First seen Sep 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot trial tests a smartphone app designed to help caregivers practice skills learned in the Bridges family program. The app aims to overcome common barriers to home practice, which often limits the impact of such programs. Researchers will ask caregivers if the app is acceptable and feasible for daily use, and may compare practice frequency between app users and those using a scheduling app. The study involves about 96 caregivers of children aged 11-17 who are enrolled in Bridges.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Engaging Families home practice app
- What this could lead to
- If the app works, it could help caregivers stick with family programs, improving teen mental health and reducing substance use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. The app may not be used enough or may not improve outcomes.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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11 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Caregiver Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent * Ownership and regular use of a smartphone * English or Spanish language fluency * Concurrent enrollment in the family-based EBI Bridges * Parent of a child aged 11-17 years old Caregiver Exclusion Criteria: \- Decline to download the home practice app on their personal smartphone. Child Inclusion Criteria: * Parent/guardian consent * Informed assent * Parent is enrolled in the study * English reading ability at the 4th grade level or higher Child Exclusion Criteria: * No parent/guardian consent * Parent/guardian is not enrolled in the study concurrently
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arizona State University
RECRUITINGTempe, Arizona, 85287, United States
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