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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 1R01DA045396-01A1 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | NIH |
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This study evaluates a brief motivation-building intervention for parents and teens to reduce truancy and substance use. It is hypothesized that the motivational intervention will result in better outcomes compared to an education-only intervention.
Adolescents who use marijuana and are truant from school are a high-risk population with increased likelihood of substance use disorders, criminal justice involvement, and long-term impairments in vocational, family, and peer domains.
This study will test a theory-driven intervention for early adolescent marijuana using, truant youth identified through Rhode Island Truancy and Family Courts. Adolescents will be randomly assigned to one of the 2 conditions: a motivational interview versus psychoeducation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Motivational + Family Check-up (MET+FCU) | Experimental | The MET individual session covers three constructs; 1) intentions to use marijuana; 2) normative beliefs about peer substance use; and 3) attitudes towards peer substance use. These same three constructs are also addressed with respect to truancy. In addition, motivation to abstain from substance use is discussed. The FCU session with teens and parents/caregivers begins by collecting self-report measures and conducting a videotaped Family Assessment Task (FAsTask) to assess parent-teen interactions. The FAsTask is the basis of FCU feedback. There are four specific phases of the feedback session: 1) Self-assessment, 2) Support and clarification, 3) Feedback, and, 4) Action plan. |
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| Psychoeducation | Placebo Comparator | An interventionist will review a set of educational materials with the parents regarding teen marijuana use, effects of marijuana on the brain, body and behavior, risks associated with marijuana use, how to tell if a teen is engaging in marijuana use or truancy, and parenting skills. A comparable set of materials will be reviewed with the adolescent. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Motivational + Family Check-up (MET+FCU) | Behavioral | In the MET session, motivational strategies of individualized normative feedback, examining decisional balance, and providing information/advice will be used to support goals for behavior change and to examine barriers to changes. There are four specific phases of the FCU session: (1) Self-assessment: Parents are asked if they learned anything about their family from participating in the assessment. (2) Support and clarification: The interviewer supports the parent's self-assessment efforts, assesses their level of understanding, and clarifies issues within the family. (3) Feedback: A summary form of the assessment is reviewed. (4) Action Plan: Throughout the session, the counselor works with the parent to develop a brief, written Action Plan about communication and monitoring. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Frequency of Marijuana Use | Total number of marijuana use days . | Last 90 days at baseline, and 3, 6, and 12 months |
| Change in Quantity of Marijuana Use per Occasion of Use | Average quantity of marijuana use per day | Last 90 days at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Days truant from school | School attendance based on objective school records | Last 90 days at baseline, and 3, 6, and 12 months |
| Change in Days truant from school, self-report | School attendance based on self-report |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Anthony Spirito, Ph.D. | Brown University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Rhode Island Family Court | Providence | Rhode Island | 02903 | United States | ||
| Brown Univerity |
The final study protocol will contain the information necessary to reproduce the findings in other populations. The protocol will include a copy of this grant application including Specific Aims and study population; recruitment and enrollment information; the measures collected and coding of the measures and subscales; the clinician intervention procedures; data analyses; syntax for data summary, and data analysis plans
I year after completion of all data collection
Contact PI
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| ICF | No | No | Yes | Informed Consent Form | Feb 5, 2020 | May 11, 2020 | ICF_000.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002189 | Marijuana Abuse |
| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
| D000437 | Alcoholism |
| ID | Term |
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| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D019973 | Alcohol-Related Disorders |
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Two-arm randomized controlled trial
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Participants will not be informed about which intervention arm they receive. Assessors will have the condition of the participant masked.
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| Psychoeducation | Other | Psychoeducation about substances is provided to teens and parents. |
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| Last 90 days at baseline, and 3, 6, and 12 months |
| Providence |
| Rhode Island |
| 02912 |
| United States |