Parent-Adolescent Interactions and Adolescent Development (PAIT)

George Mason University (GMU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Substance Abuse

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01572441

R01DA033431 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

0909005677

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 245 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 14 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

245 participants in 1 patient group

12-14 year olds

Description:

No intervention administered. This is a longitudinal observational study including observation of behaviors and physiological responses.