Family or solo? study tests best way to talk to teens about drinking
NCT ID NCT05964010
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two approaches to screening and counseling teens about alcohol and drug use during primary care visits. One approach involves only the teen, while the other includes the whole family. Researchers will follow 2,300 teens and their caregivers for one year to see which method leads to less substance use, better behavior, and improved parent-teen communication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (screening and brief counseling)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that involving the whole family in brief counseling is more effective than counseling teens alone, leading to better ways to address substance use in primary care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results may be modest. Differences between the two approaches might be small, and findings may not apply to all families or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 2,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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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12 to 17 years
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Youth aged 12-17 years with a primary caregiver (i.e., parental figure) also in attendance to primary care appointment * Youth and caregiver are fluent in English or Spanish * Youth and caregiver are capable of using audio-assisted informed consent procedures and independently operating a hand-held tablet device * Youth and caregiver are complete routine site AOD risk screening questions prompted during PC visit intake
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10013, United States
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