Recruiting

Bright Horizons

Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Code:

NCT05743699

Conditions

Alcohol Abuse

Substance Use

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 10 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Bright Horizons

Case Management

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study will test if a program called 'Bright Horizons' is effective at reducing binge substance use among adolescents.

Bright Horizons is a culturally adapted intervention developed and tested through a partnership between The White Mountain Apache Tribe and Johns Hopkins University. Bright Horizons is a brief intervention that teaches emotion regulation, coping skills, and problem solving. The intervention also uses goal setting to reduce alcohol and other substance use and to connect to individuals with treatment.

Conditions

Alcohol Abuse

Substance Use

Study ID

NCT05743699

Start date

Jul 17, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jan 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 10 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 10-24
  • Confirmed binge alcohol use event reported to the surveillance system within 90 days
  • Self identify as Native American
  • Reside on or near the Fort Apache Indian Reservation
  • Have parental or legal guardian consent/provide youth assent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unstable and severe medical, psychiatric or drug use problems that necessitates inpatient treatment
  • Acute suicidal or homicidal ideation requiring immediate intervention
  • Recent and severe stressful life events such as physical or sexual abuse, or violent crime victimization that requires specific and high intensity interventions or out of home placement
  • Doesn't speak English
  • Severally visually impaired

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Case management + Bright Horizons

Participants enrolled into the Bright Horizons intervention group will receive one 2-4 hour long session with an Research Program Assistant.

placebo comparator: Case management

Participants in the control group will receive standard case management via the White Mountain Apache suicide and self-harm surveillance system.

Interventions

Bright Horizons

Bright Horizons is a brief substance use intervention delivered by Research Program Assistants.

Case Management

Placebo condition

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Alcohol Use as assessed by Timeline Followback [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks post-intervention ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mary Cwik, PhD

410-955-6931mcwik1@jhu.edu

Locations

Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health - Whiteriver Site

Recruiting

Whiteriver, Arizona, United States, 85941

More Information

Sponsor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Last update posted

Jun 9, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on 2026-06-09.