eHealth Evidence-based Intervention (EBI) for Latino Youth in Primary Care

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Family Functioning; Sexual Risk Behavior; Drug Use

Treatments: Behavioral: eHealth Familias Unidas Primary Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03009539

20160035

1R01DA040756 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the relative effectiveness of a Hispanic-specific eHealth intervention, "e-Health Familias Unidas," in preventing and reducing drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and STIs among Hispanic youth in primary care. Families will be recruited through four pediatric primary care settings. Pediatric staff and research team members, including nurse assistants and mental health professionals, will implement eHealth Familias Unidas.

Enrollment: 921 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female and male adolescents of Hispanic immigrant origin, defined by at least one parent born in a Spanish speaking country of the Americas. Parent must understand Spanish given that parent sessions are delivered in Spanish.
• Adolescent between the ages of 12 - 17 years
• Adolescent living with an adult primary caregiver who is willing to participate
• Families must have broadband internet access on a device, including (but not limited to) a smart phone, iPad, tablet, a home computer or a computer at another location (e.g., school, library, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

• Families reporting plans to move out of the South Florida area during the study period
• Families reporting that adolescent has been diagnosed with a developmental delay

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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921 participants in 2 patient groups

eHealth Familias Unidas Primary Care

Experimental group

Description:

eHealth Familias Unidas consists of 12 sessions: eight (12 - 15 minute) "mock" parent sessions in Spanish and four (30 - 45 minute) online family sessions delivered in either Spanish and/or English.

Treatment:

Behavioral: eHealth Familias Unidas Primary Care

Treatment as Usual

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this condition will not receive an intervention.