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Parent-Adolescent Interactions and Adolescent Development

Responses During Parent-child Interactions and Alcohol Use Behavior in Adolescents.

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01572441
Acronym
PAIT
Enrollment
245
Registered
2012-04-06
Start date
2013-01-08
Completion date
2018-12-01
Last updated
2019-08-07

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Conditions

Substance Abuse

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to observe parent-adolescent interactions and to examine the parenting behaviors and adolescent emotional and physiological responses that are associated with youth's substance use.

Detailed description

The study examines parenting behaviors and adolescent emotional responses during parent-adolescent interactions and whether these predict youth's current and future substance use over a 3 year follow-up.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
CollaboratorNIH
George Mason University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Adolescent between ages 12-14 years

Exclusion criteria

* For adolescent, Intelligence Quotient (IQ) \< 70 on standardized test, for parent, evidence of inability to read or write. * Evidence of a psychotic disorder for parent or adolescent * Diagnosis of autism or pervasive developmental disorder for adolescent, as determined by parent report in the screening. * For adolescent, current need for acute treatment of a psychiatric disorder, as determined by parent report in the study screening. * For adolescent and parent, inadequate English proficiency to comprehend task instructions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Substance UseBaselineMeasured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026