Can a school-based trauma program keep incarcerated teens from turning to drugs?
NCT ID NCT07682441
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study tests a behavioral program called CBITS-RTM, adapted for teens in juvenile detention. The program combines group and individual therapy to address post-traumatic stress and includes a module on racial trauma. Researchers want to see if it reduces PTSD symptoms and lowers the risk of substance use after the teens are released.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools with a Racial Trauma Module (CBITS-RTM)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a practical way to reduce PTSD and substance use in a high-risk, underserved youth population.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 28 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention requires several months to complete, which may limit feasibility.
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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 28 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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13 years and older
- 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: * Youth must 1) be currently incarcerated in a partnering juvenile detention center, 2) be between 13-18 years of age, and 3) have a minimum of 3 months remaining on their sentence (i.e., sufficient time required to complete CBITS-RTM). Youth will complete a screening with a study team member involving the 2-item Abbreviated PTSD Checklist-Civilian version, with scores ≥4 considered a positive screen * Clinicians are eligible if they are behavioral health staff working with youth at the detention school.. Exclusion Criteria: * Observable cognitive or developmental delays or active psychosis that would interfere with completing consent, assessment or intervention.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCSF Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California, 94131, United States
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