Motivational Interviewing Integrated With Social Network Counseling for Teens

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance Use
• Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing w/Social Network Counseling; Behavioral: Active Control Condition

• Registration Number: NCT01922947
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-07-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2013-08-14
• Primary Completion: 2014-11-30
• Study Completion: 2014-11-30
• Status Verified: 2017-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-06-09
• Last Update Posted: 2017-06-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Health Counseling	Motivational Interviewing w/Social Network Counseling	-
Motivational Interviewing w/Social Network Counseling	Active Control Condition	Motivational Interviewing integrated with Social Network Counseling, 20-minute session.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effects of counseling on substance use factors in teens	Feb. 2015	To assess the efficacy of motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling compared to an attention control condition on substance use factors in teens assessed via self-report questionnaires at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University; 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States