New therapy aims to boost teen recovery from substance use
NCT ID NCT06395467
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new behavioral program called InTEGRA for teens aged 14-21 with alcohol or cannabis use disorder. It combines 12-step facilitation with motivational and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Researchers will compare it to standard therapy to see if it leads to more days without substance use and fewer negative consequences.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral therapy (InTEGRA)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more effective way to help teens reduce substance use and stay in recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial, so results are still early. The therapy may not work better than existing treatments, and individual outcomes vary.
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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 294 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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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14 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. 14-21 years old 2. SUD based on criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) 3. able to read and comprehend English at a 5th-grade level 4. residence in Eastern time zone states (Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia 5. any AOD use in the past 90 days (or in the 90 days prior to being in a controlled environment) 6. meet patient placement criteria for level I (outpatient) treatment 7. participant and a family member/guardian responsible for providing collateral information (for those \<18 years) agree to sign Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved consent 8. participant and family member responsible for providing collateral information who could be contacted in case the subject became lost to follow-up. Exclusion criteria: 1. suicidal ideation with a plan, suicidal behavior, a plan to hurt oneself or others, or a history of self-injurious behavior occurring in past 30 days 2. lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia 3. current health condition (i.e., medical, psychiatric) that compromises participant's ability to attend outpatient treatment 4. demonstrate inability or unwillingness to identify a "locator" who could be contacted in case participant becomes lost to follow-up; or 5. youth attending another SUD treatment program or receiving psychotherapy that could conflict with study treatments.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MGH Department of Psychiatry
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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UConn Health
RECRUITINGFarmington, Connecticut, 06032, United States
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