Substance Use
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this research is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief (one session) preventative intervention using motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling for substance use among adolescent patients in a primary care setting. One hundred participants will be randomly assigned to either motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling or attention control conditions. The motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling condition is expected to show improvement when compared to the attention control condition.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMotivational Interviewing w/Social Network Counseling
This is the active arm of the study.
BEHAVIORALActive Control Condition
20-minute health counseling
Sponsors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 14-18 years old * Resident of Richmond VA or greater Richmond area * Patient at Virginia Commonwealth University or Richmond City Department of Health
Exclusion criteria
* Ward of the state * Not fluent in English * Incapable of providing consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effects of counseling on substance use factors in teens | Feb. 2015 | To assess the efficacy of motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling compared to an attention control condition on substance use factors in teens assessed via self-report questionnaires at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed