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NCT Number: NCT00183209

Interventions for HIV+ Mothers With Problem Drinking

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 14-session behavioral intervention for HIV-infected and uninfected mothers with problem drinking. The intervention targets alcohol and drug problems, sexual risk behavior, and parenting. We hypothesize that mothers in the 14-session intervention condition will show improvements in alcohol and drug use, sexual risk behavior, and parenting in comparison to the control condition, which receives a one session brief video intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Substance Use Disorders Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

11 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Development and Research Institutes, Inc

New York, 10010, United States

About this study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 14-session behavioral intervention for HIV-infected and uninfected mothers with problem drinking. We targeted 118 mothers of adolescent children (aged 11-18). The intervention is based on Social Action Theory (Ewart, 1991) and targets alcohol and drug problems, sexual risk behavior, and parenting. Mothers are followed and interviewed at four intervals over 18 months. Because we anticipate that the intervention will have effects on adolescent behavior, these youth are also enrolled and interviewed at three intervals over 12 months. Adolescents do not attend intervention sessions. We hypothesize that mothers in the 14-session intervention condition will show improvements in alcohol and drug use, sexual risk behavior, and parenting in comparison to the control condition, which receives a one session brief video intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

for adult participants (mothers):

  • Age over 18
  • Meets criteria for problem drinking on the AUDIT (score of 6 or greater)
  • Has one biological/adopted child aged 11-18 who was in the home at least half the time in the past month

Exclusion criteria

  • Injection drug use in the past three months

Treatment and study plan

Family First

Behavioral

Family First = 14 sessions lasting 1.5 hours each based on Social Action Theory and Motivational Interviewing (7 sessions on reducing alcohol and drug use and 7 sessions on reducing parenting challenges). Brief Video Intervention was a single session designed to increase motivation to reduce/eliminate problem drinking or drug use.

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction or elimination of alcohol and drug use

    Time frame: 18 months

  2. Reduction or elimination of alcohol/drug use problems

    Time frame: 18 months

  3. Improvement in parenting behaviors (monitoring, communication, etc)

    Time frame: 18 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Reduction or elimination of sexual risk behavior

    Time frame: 18 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

New York University

Other

Collaborators

  • Beth Israel Medical Center
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2001
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2008
First posted
Sep 16, 2005
Registry last updated
Feb 5, 2018

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