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NCT Number: NCT01572441

Parent-Adolescent Interactions and Adolescent Development

The purpose of this study is to observe parent-adolescent interactions and to examine the parenting behaviors and adolescent emotional and physiological responses that are associated with youth's substance use.

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Key information

Age range

12 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Yale Stress Center, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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About this study

The study examines parenting behaviors and adolescent emotional responses during parent-adolescent interactions and whether these predict youth's current and future substance use over a 3 year follow-up.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adolescent between ages 12-14 years

Exclusion criteria

  • For adolescent, Intelligence Quotient (IQ) < 70 on standardized test, for parent, evidence of inability to read or write.
  • Evidence of a psychotic disorder for parent or adolescent
  • Diagnosis of autism or pervasive developmental disorder for adolescent, as determined by parent report in the screening.
  • For adolescent, current need for acute treatment of a psychiatric disorder, as determined by parent report in the study screening.
  • For adolescent and parent, inadequate English proficiency to comprehend task instructions

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Substance Use

    Time frame: Baseline

    Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.

  2. Substance Use

    Time frame: 6 month follow-up

    Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.

  3. Substance Use

    Time frame: 1 year follow-up

    Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.

  4. Substance Use

    Time frame: 2 year follow-up

    Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.

  5. Substance Use

    Time frame: 3 year follow-up

    Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

George Mason University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Registry information

Official study title

Responses During Parent-child Interactions and Alcohol Use Behavior in Adolescents.

Acronym: PAIT

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Apr 6, 2012
Registry last updated
Aug 7, 2019

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