Opioid Misuse
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to develop culturally-competent family-focused educational modules targeting opioid knowledge and attitudes (including targeting safe storage and prevention of accidental opioid overdose in adolescent populations) and examine changes acceptability, knowledge, and attitudes scores
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducational videos
Participants will be delivered a link to complete demographic information and the initial assessment. Upon completing the (initial) pre-test knowledge assessment, participants will be sent links to the three educational videos staggered across 7 days. Educational videos will determine gaps in knowledge related to opioid use and overdose based on questionnaire responses. Upon the completion of the 7 days, participants will be sent a link to the (final) post-test knowledge assessment to complete.
Sponsors
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Must identify as Hispanic/Latino/a descent * Have an adolescent between the ages of 15 and 17 years old living in their home a majority of the time * Have English or Spanish proficiency
Exclusion criteria
* Adolescent or parent currently in opioid treatment * Parent self-reports a substance use (including opioid use) disorder for themselves or adolescent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of the educational materials presented via the educational videos, including cultural congruence as assessed by a questionnaire | end of study (Day 7) | This questionnaire has 10 questions that is measured on a Likert scale from 1-4, higher number indicating more acceptability. |
| Changes in opioid related knowledge as assessed by a questionnaire | Baseline, end of study (Day 7) | This has 3 subscales 1. Brief Opioid Overdose Knowledge (BOOK) This has 12 questions and each is scored from 0(true), 1(false) for a maximum score of 12, higher score indicating more knowledge 2. Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale (OOKS) This has 9 questions, and participants have to identify all correct answers. Score ranges from 0(no correct answers) -33 (identified all correct answers) higher score indicates more knowledge 3. Opioid Overdose Attitude Scale (OOAS) This has 28 questions scored on a Likert scale from 1(completely disagree)-5(completely agree), higher number indicating more positive attitude |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAlejandra Fernandez, PhD
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Outcome results
None listed