Culturally Enhancing a Motivational Interviewing Intervention For Latinx Adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking, Non-Tobacco Products; Underage Alcohol Use
• Interventions: Behavioral: GMIT+; Behavioral: GMIT

• Registration Number: NCT03947177
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two versions of an intervention focused on teaching 10-14-year-old Latina/o adolescent's skills that will decrease the likelihood that they will use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. We are also interested in determining how cultural context is related to substance use and whether additional information about other tobacco products should be added to the GMIT intervention.

Detailed Description

All adolescents will receive the Group Motivational Interviewing for Teens (GMIT) intervention. GMIT is an evidence-based group intervention that has been shown to prevent substance use among adolescents. In this project, GMIT will be delivered virtually in a group setting to multiple Latina/o adolescents. In addition, some parents will virtually participate in a parent-only support group; the other parents will not participate in any group.

In this study, participants will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to receive one of two versions of an alcohol, drug, and tobacco program. As part of the program teen participants will virtually attend six 30-min intervention sessions with other teens. Parents may also participate in virtual group sessions. Participants will be asked on three separate occasions (before, immediately after, and 3 months after the sessions) to complete forms (phone/online) that ask questions about teens behavior at home, school, and in the community.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-05-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-13
• Study Start: 2019-09-09
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-21
• Study Completion: 2021-09-21
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 59

Inclusion Criteria

• Adolescents must be between 10 and 16 years of age - parents can be any age
• Parent and adolescent must consent/assent to participate as dyad
• Self-identify as Latina/o or Hispanic

Exclusion Criteria

• Under the age of 10 or over the age of 16
• Parent or adolescent refuses
• Identify as non-Latina/o or non-Hispanic

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	GMIT+	Modified GMIT + Parenting support groups
Control	GMIT	GMIT

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in smoking refusal intentions	Baseline to 3 months	7 item self-reported smoking refusal intentions scale. Each item is scored from 1 (Definitely would say "No") to 5 (Definitely would not say "No") yielding a range from 7 to 35
Change in tobacco use intentions	Baseline to 3 months	4-item self-reported tobacco use scale. Each item is scored from 1 (definitely yes) to 4 (definitely no) yielding a range between 4 and 16
Change in tobacco use attitudes	Baseline to 3 months	7-item self-reported attitudes about tobacco scale. Each item is scored from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) yielding a range between 7 and 28
Change in parent-child communication - adolescent	Baseline to 3 months	20-item Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale completed by adolescents. Each item is scored from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) yielding a range between 20 and 100.
Change in parental monitoring - adolescent	Baseline to 3 months	24-item self-reported parenting practices scale completed by adolescents. Each item is scored from 1 (high monitoring) to 5 (low monitoring) yielding a range from 24 to 120
Change in parental monitoring - parent	Baseline to 3 months	24-item self-reported parenting practices scale completed by parents. Each item is scored from 1 (high monitoring) to 5 (low monitoring) yielding a range from 24 to 120
Change in parent-child conflict - adolescent	Baseline to 3 months	3-item conflict scale completed by adolescents. Each item is scored 1 (Never or Hardly at all) to 5 (Always or Extremely much) yielding scores ranging from 3 to 15
Change in family cohesiveness - adolescent	Baseline to 3 months	10-item Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale completed by adolescents. Each item is scored from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always) yielding a range from 10 to 50.
Change in marijuana or other drug refusal intentions	Baseline to 3 months	5-item self-reported marijuana or other drug refusal intentions scale. Each item is scored from 1 (Definitely would) to 5 (Definitely would not) yielding a range from 5 to 25.
Change in parent-child communication about tobacco	Baseline to 3 months	6-item self-reported antismoking socialization scale. Item scores vary depending on response type (Yes/no or Likert scale). Total scores range from 0 to 9
Change in parent-child conflict - parent	Baseline to 3 months	20-item conflict scale completed by parents. Each item is scored 0 (False) or 1 (True) yielding scores ranging from 0 to 20
Change in family cohesiveness - parent	Baseline to 3 months	10-item Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale completed by parents. Each item is scored from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always) yielding a range from 10 to 50.
Change in parent-child communication - parent	Baseline to 3 months	20-item Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale completed by parents. Each item is scored from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) yielding a range between 20 and 100.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Program feasibility	Baseline to 6 weeks	Change in number of dyads enrolled in the study and number who completed the intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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