3M Study - Maria Malmö Mobile Telephone Study

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Interactive Voice Response With and Without Personal Feedback in the Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders

The present study, in an out-patient setting for substance use treatment in adolescents, examines the effect on treatment retention of a mobile telephone follow-up technique (interactive voice response), with or without personal feedback. Subjects in treatment for substance use disorders will be followed by automated mobile telephone contact with questions about psychiatric symptoms and substance use, and the investigators hypothesize that this technique, including a personal feedback reporting back to the client whether his or her status is changing in one way or another, may increase the treatment retention, possibly by means of an intensified treatment contact.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient applying for substance use disorder treatment at out-patient facility Maria Malmö, Malmö, Sweden, who are less than 25 years old and who provide written informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who do not provide written informed consent to the study, or whose psychiatric condition or language difficulties make it impossible for them to understand patient information and give informed consent to the study.