Motivational Interviewing Integrated With Social Network Counseling for Teens

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Substance Use

Treatments: Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing w/Social Network Counseling; Behavioral: Active Control Condition

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01922947

HM14479

1R34DA032808-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief (one session) preventative intervention using motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling for substance use among adolescent patients in a primary care setting. One hundred participants will be randomly assigned to either motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling or attention control conditions. The motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling condition is expected to show improvement when compared to the attention control condition.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 14-18 years old
• Resident of Richmond VA or greater Richmond area
• Patient at Virginia Commonwealth University or Richmond City Department of Health

Exclusion criteria

• Ward of the state
• Not fluent in English
• Incapable of providing consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Motivational Interviewing w/Social Network Counseling

Active Comparator group

Description:

Motivational Interviewing integrated with Social Network Counseling, 20-minute session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Active Control Condition

Health Counseling

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing w/Social Network Counseling