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Can giving youth a voice in prevention programs curb opioid misuse?

NCT ID NCT05736211

Prevention Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This pilot study tested whether involving young people in designing and running substance misuse prevention programs makes those programs more effective. Four community organizations in North Carolina took part; some used the youth engagement approach while others did not. Researchers surveyed staff and youth to see if the approach improved skills, attitudes, and perceived value of prevention efforts.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Youth Engagement prevention strategy (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that involving youth in designing prevention programs helps reduce substance misuse in their communities.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 4 organizations and 43 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It measures perceptions and skills, not actual drug use reduction.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

43 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2024

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

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

11 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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INCLUSION CRITERIA: Organizational leaders/staff: * Leaders or staff of community-based prevention organizations based in North Carolina * Organizations are youth/young adult-serving and focused on opioid misuse prevention * Organizations demonstrate readiness, interest, need, and resources to invest in Youth Engagement as part of prevention * Leaders or staff are or would be involved in implementing Youth Engagement strategy at the organization * Leaders or staff are able to speak and read English fluently Youth/young adult participants involved with organizations: * Adolescents and young adults age 11 - 29 * Interested in participating in Youth Engagement with the community organization * Able to speak and read English fluently EXCLUSION CRITERIA: • Organizations already incorporating a high level of Youth Engagement in its prevention work

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

substance abuse substance-related disorder opioid abuse prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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Drug use Opioid use Substance misuse Substance use

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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