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Adolescent Stress and Substance Intervention Subsequent to Trauma
Adolescent Injury: Intervening to Prevent Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Outcomes
Who can join
Ages 12 to 17 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Youth: * Must be 12-17 years * Fluent in English or Spanish * Able to provide informed assent * Have a parent able to provide informed consent Inclusion Criteria for Parents: * Live with an admitted pediatric trauma patient * Fluent in English or Spanish * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Prisoner or in police custody * Involvement with child protective services * Admitted due to suicide attempt or non-suicidal self-injury * Any acute condition that would preclude provision of informed consent or assent
About the study
The long-term goal of this study is to address the adoption of the new trauma center requirement to establish best practices of screening for acute stress with an intervention to prevent both adolescent PTSD and substance use. The investigators will develop, refine, and pilot test the Adolescent Stress and Substance Intervention Subsequent to Trauma (ASSIST) video interventions that build upon the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma guidelines to improve mental health care during and after hospitalization for traumatic injury. The aims are:
PHASE I - Primary Aim 1: To develop and refine two ASSIST video interventions for adolescents and parents admitted to a level 1 pediatric trauma center.
PHASE II
* Primary Aim 2a: To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and implementation potential of the ASSIST video interventions. * Primary Aim 2b: Develop the ASSIST implementation protocol using a national advisory panel of pediatric trauma center leaders.
Participants in PHASE 1:
Parent and child duo:
* Review storyboards for the video interventions * Participate in qualitative interviews at hospital admission and 1 month following discharge
Pediatric trauma center clinical staff members:
\- Complete qualitative interviews
Participants in PHASE II:
Parent and child duo:
* Shown their own video interventions * Complete assessments at admission and 1-, 2-, 3- months after discharge
What is being tested
- ASSIST Video Intervention (behavioral)
Sponsor: Rhode Island Hospital · Participants: 92 · Started: Mar 3, 2026
Contact the study team
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07197476
Locations in the U.S.
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Hospital, Providence |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.