New family program aims to help teens battling addiction and mental health issues
NCT ID NCT06413979
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new family-based program (Fam-AID) for teens aged 13-21 who are getting treatment for substance use and also have anxiety or depression. The program adds extra support for mental health and family involvement to their usual care. Researchers want to see if this approach is practical and helps reduce symptoms. About 60 teens will take part across two sites.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 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: * Youth is age 13-21. * Youth lives with a primary caregiver who can attend treatment sessions. * Youth endorses one or more DSM-5-TR symptoms for SUD and meets American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria for outpatient SU treatment. * Youth meets DSM-5-TR criteria, or has elevated symptoms and impairment, for any of the following IDs: Current or Recurrent Major Depressive Episode, Pervasive Depressive Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. * Youth completes intake and is enrolled as an active case at study site Exclusion Criteria: * Illness requiring hospitalization * Current psychotic symptoms * Severe SU problems that require immediate relief (detox or residential placement) * Pervasive developmental disorder.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gateway Community Services
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32204-2534, United States
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Indiana University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Lurie Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611-2991, United States
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Roberto Clemente Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 100093519, United States
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