Emerging Adults Who Use Alcohol and Marijuana (HEAT)

Butler Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Alcohol Use; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Marijuana Use

Treatments: Behavioral: motivational intervention; Behavioral: health education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01473719

R01AA020509

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to if a brief motivational intervention, compared to health education sessions, reduces alcohol and marijuana use and is related to fewer sexually transmitted infections (STI)in emerging adults who are engaging in alcohol and marijuana use.

Enrollment: 566 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be between the ages of 18 and 25
• Binge drink (5 or more drinks in a 2-hour period for men, 4 or more for women) at least monthly
• Use marijuana at least weekly
• Have been heterosexually active in the past six months
• Are not married
• Have not been living with a sexual or romantic partner for more than 6 months
• Be English speaking
• Reside within 20 miles of Providence, RI and plans to stay in the geographic area for the next 15 months
• Provide contact information for at least two verifiable locator persons

Exclusion criteria

• Have DSM-IV diagnosis of drug abuse or dependence (other than nicotine, marijuana)
• Have DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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566 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

motivational intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

7-session individual motivationally-based intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: motivational intervention

health education

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

7-session individual session focusing on health education

Treatment:

Behavioral: health education