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NCT Number: NCT03947177

Culturally Enhancing a Motivational Interviewing Intervention For Latinx Adolescents

The purpose of this study is to compare two versions of an intervention focused on teaching 10-14-year-old Latina/o adolescent's skills that will decrease the likelihood that they will use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. We are also interested in determining how cultural context is related to substance use and whether additional information about other tobacco products should be added to the GMIT intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Underage Alcohol Use Adolescent Behavior Alcohol Drinking Behavior Drinking Behavior Smoking Smoking, Non-Tobacco Products Underage Drinking

Age range

10 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

About this study

All adolescents will receive the Group Motivational Interviewing for Teens (GMIT) intervention. GMIT is an evidence-based group intervention that has been shown to prevent substance use among adolescents. In this project, GMIT will be delivered virtually in a group setting to multiple Latina/o adolescents. In addition, some parents will virtually participate in a parent-only support group; the other parents will not participate in any group.

In this study, participants will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to receive one of two versions of an alcohol, drug, and tobacco program. As part of the program teen participants will virtually attend six 30-min intervention sessions with other teens. Parents may also participate in virtual group sessions. Participants will be asked on three separate occasions (before, immediately after, and 3 months after the sessions) to complete forms (phone/online) that ask questions about teens behavior at home, school, and in the community.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adolescents must be between 10 and 16 years of age - parents can be any age
  • Parent and adolescent must consent/assent to participate as dyad
  • Self-identify as Latina/o or Hispanic

Exclusion criteria

  • Under the age of 10 or over the age of 16
  • Parent or adolescent refuses
  • Identify as non-Latina/o or non-Hispanic

Treatment and study plan

GMIT

Behavioral

Six 30-minute sessions delivered virtually in a group format. Each week a group facilitator will elicit adolescents' feedback on important topics related to substance use and provide experiential activities to help adolescents explore their beliefs and practice making healthy choices.

GMIT+

Behavioral

Six 30-minute sessions delivered virtually in a group format. Each week a group facilitator will elicit adolescents' feedback on important topics related to substance use and provide experiential activities to help adolescents explore their beliefs and practice making healthy choices. Parents and/or guardians will virtually participate in parent-only support group sessions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in tobacco use intentions

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    4-item self-reported tobacco use scale. Each item is scored from 1 (definitely yes) to 4 (definitely no) yielding a range between 4 and 16

  2. Change in tobacco use attitudes

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    7-item self-reported attitudes about tobacco scale. Each item is scored from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) yielding a range between 7 and 28

  3. Change in smoking refusal intentions

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    7 item self-reported smoking refusal intentions scale. Each item is scored from 1 (Definitely would say "No") to 5 (Definitely would not say "No") yielding a range from 7 to 35

  4. Change in marijuana or other drug refusal intentions

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    5-item self-reported marijuana or other drug refusal intentions scale. Each item is scored from 1 (Definitely would) to 5 (Definitely would not) yielding a range from 5 to 25.

  5. Change in parent-child communication about tobacco

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    6-item self-reported antismoking socialization scale. Item scores vary depending on response type (Yes/no or Likert scale). Total scores range from 0 to 9

  6. Change in parental monitoring - adolescent

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    24-item self-reported parenting practices scale completed by adolescents. Each item is scored from 1 (high monitoring) to 5 (low monitoring) yielding a range from 24 to 120

  7. Change in parental monitoring - parent

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    24-item self-reported parenting practices scale completed by parents. Each item is scored from 1 (high monitoring) to 5 (low monitoring) yielding a range from 24 to 120

  8. Change in parent-child conflict - adolescent

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    3-item conflict scale completed by adolescents. Each item is scored 1 (Never or Hardly at all) to 5 (Always or Extremely much) yielding scores ranging from 3 to 15

  9. Change in parent-child conflict - parent

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    20-item conflict scale completed by parents. Each item is scored 0 (False) or 1 (True) yielding scores ranging from 0 to 20

  10. Change in family cohesiveness - adolescent

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    10-item Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale completed by adolescents. Each item is scored from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always) yielding a range from 10 to 50.

  11. Change in family cohesiveness - parent

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    10-item Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale completed by parents. Each item is scored from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always) yielding a range from 10 to 50.

  12. Change in parent-child communication - adolescent

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    20-item Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale completed by adolescents. Each item is scored from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) yielding a range between 20 and 100.

  13. Change in parent-child communication - parent

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

    20-item Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale completed by parents. Each item is scored from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) yielding a range between 20 and 100.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Program feasibility

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks

    Change in number of dyads enrolled in the study and number who completed the intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Other

Collaborators

  • Sacred Heart Center
  • Virginia Foundation of Healthy Youth
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • William & Mary

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
May 13, 2019
Registry last updated
Jun 30, 2022

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