Parenting Mindfully Study (PM)

George Mason University (GMU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Risk Behaviors; Substance Abuse

Treatments: Behavioral: Parenting Mindfully Program; Other: Parent Education Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02038231

R34DA034823 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

8753

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of study is to develop and test a parenting-focused version of mindfulness intervention ("Parenting Mindfully") to reduce parent stress and prevent adolescent substance use and HIV risk behaviors (e.g., risky sex). The investigators hypothesize that Parenting Mindfully (PM) will decrease prevent adolescent substance use and HIV risk behaviors and intentions. Secondarily, PM will improve parenting, and decrease adolescent stress responses.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Family with a child between 12-16 years;
2. High parenting stress (mean score of >=3 on 2 questions adapted from the Perceived Stress Scale and the Parenting Stress Index).

Exclusion criteria

1. Diagnosis of mental retardation, autism or other pervasive developmental disorder for adolescent;
2. Current serious psychiatric or medical disorder (including current substance dependence) requiring immediate treatment for adolescent or parent- We will include those that are in treatment;
3. Medical condition that would preclude participation in gentle yoga (for parents)
4. Inadequate English proficiency to complete questionnaires for youth or parents.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Parenting Mindfully Program

Experimental group

Description:

Mindfulness program for parents of adolescents provided for 2 hours once per week for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parenting Mindfully Program

Parent Education Program

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group for parents of adolescents providing handouts and brief education to parents on topics of adolescence, family relations, and risk behaviors. Group meets 3 times over the course of 8 weeks for about 15 minutes per meeting.

Treatment:

Other: Parent Education Program