CompletedNot Applicable

Preventing Opioid Use Among Justice-involved Youth as They Transition to Adulthood Leveraging Safe Adults (LeSA)

United States250 participantsStarted 2021-02-15

Plain-language summary

Across the US, substance use is a significant public health concern, with juvenile justice (JJ)-involved youth representing a particularly vulnerable population. The current study proposes to adapt and test an intervention Trust-based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) for preventing initiation and/or escalation of opioid misuse among older adolescents involved in the JJ system. Successful completion of study aims will provide information on TBRI's utility for older JJ adolescents, barriers and facilitators of sustainment, and provide training and implementation support for sustainment in participating facilities.

Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 20 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: For the effectiveness component, * Youth ages 15-18 at study enrollment * Being disposed to community supervision (i.e., probation) following a minimum of 2 months in the secure residential JJ facility * No indication of active suicide risk * Being able to identify one safe adult that is willing to participate in the study. For the implementation component: • All staff with direct care or supervisory responsibilities within and outside the facilities (i.e., officers supervising youth after release) working with TCU on the LeSA project. Exclusion Criteria: * Youth outside the age range described above * Active suicide risk at the time of recruitment

What they're measuring

Youth days to opioid (and other substance use) initiation

Timeframe: 15 months

Youth months to opioid (and other substance use) initiation

Timeframe: 15 months

Youth substance use severity

Timeframe: 15 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04678960

SponsorTexas Christian University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-30

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Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 20 Years

SexALL

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