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Interventions for HIV+ Mothers With Problem Drinking

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Substance Use Disorders
Interventions
Behavioral: Family First
Registration Number
NCT00183209
Lead Sponsor
New York University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 14-session behavioral intervention for HIV-infected and uninfected mothers with problem drinking. The intervention targets alcohol and drug problems, sexual risk behavior, and parenting. We hypothesize that mothers in the 14-session intervention condition will show improvements in alcohol and drug use, sexual risk behavior, and parenting in comparison to the control condition, which receives a one session brief video intervention.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 14-session behavioral intervention for HIV-infected and uninfected mothers with problem drinking. We targeted 118 mothers of adolescent children (aged 11-18). The intervention is based on Social Action Theory (Ewart, 1991) and targets alcohol and drug problems, sexual risk behavior, and parenting. Mothers are followed and interviewed at four intervals over 18 months. Because we anticipate that the intervention will have effects on adolescent behavior, these youth are also enrolled and interviewed at three intervals over 12 months. Adolescents do not attend intervention sessions. We hypothesize that mothers in the 14-session intervention condition will show improvements in alcohol and drug use, sexual risk behavior, and parenting in comparison to the control condition, which receives a one session brief video intervention.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
118
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • Injection drug use in the past three months

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
14 session behavioral interventionFamily First7 sessions addressing problem alcohol and drug use and 7 session addressing parenting challenges (monitoring, negotiation, etc) based on based on Social Action Theory (Ewart, 1991) and Motivational Interviewing
Brief Video InterventionFamily FirstSingle session brief video intervention to build motivation to reduce or eliminate problem drinking/drug use
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduction or elimination of alcohol and drug use18 months
Improvement in parenting behaviors (monitoring, communication, etc)18 months
Reduction or elimination of alcohol/drug use problems18 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduction or elimination of sexual risk behavior18 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Development and Research Institutes, Inc

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New York, New York, United States

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