Evaluation of the PREVENTURE Program to Prevent Alcohol and Substance Use in Vulnerable Teens Aged 14 to 17

What this Trial Is About

This trial investigates the PREVENTURE program aimed at preventing alcohol and substance use among vulnerable teenagers aged 14 to 17. Researchers are evaluating how this program impacts adolescents identified as having personality traits that increase their risk for problematic substance use. The study addresses the lack of reliable primary prevention strategies for addictive behaviors in youth, focusing on vulnerable groups outside school settings and building on previous trials showing PREVENTUREs potential to reduce alcohol consumption. Participants will be assessed using the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale SURPS to identify risk personality traits. Those with at-risk traits are randomized into two groups one follows the PREVENTURE program involving two 90-minute videoconference sessions within three months plus routine care, while the other receives routine care alone. Both groups will have follow-up phone calls at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months to complete assessments using various tests and scales. Throughout the study, participants complete questionnaires on substance use, alcohol, tobacco, cannabis consumption, anxiety, depression, alcohol-related harm, quality of life, and study acceptability at multiple time points up to 12 months. The main outcome measure is the frequency of intensive punctual alcohol use at 6 months. This prospective, controlled, randomized, open-label study is sponsored by the University Hospital, Brest and includes detailed monitoring through phone interviews and questionnaires over the year following intervention or routine care.

Efficiency of Prevention Program Dedicated to Addictive Behaviors (PREVENTURE) of Vulnerable Teenagers