Motivational Interviewing and Neuroimaging With Adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Use, Unspecified
• Interventions: Behavioral: Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM); Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing (MI)

• Registration Number: NCT03367858
• Lead Sponsor: University of Rhode Island

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of two brief interventions on adolescent and young adult alcohol use behaviors and related brain response. The interventions being compared are motivational interviewing (MI) and brief adolescent mindfulness (BAM).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-12-04
• Study First Posted: 2017-12-11
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-21
• Study Completion: 2020-01-21
• Results First Submitted: 2023-10-17
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Results First Submitted QC: 2023-11-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-09
• Results First Posted: 2023-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 204

Inclusion Criteria

• within the specified age range
• >= 1 past two month binge drinking episode
• right-handed
• proficient in English
• agree to be contacted for the 3, 6, and 12 month follow ups
• informed consent of a parent/guardian, if under 18 years old
• informed assent/consent of participating youth

Exclusion Criteria

• > 3 past-month instances of non-nicotine and/or non-cannabis substance use (e.g., methamphetamine)
• evidence of brain injury/illness or neurological disorder including psychosis
• lifetime loss of consciousness >= 2 min
• unremovable metal on/in body, or other functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) contraindications (e.g., pregnancy)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM)	Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM)	This randomly assigned group receives two 60-minute 1:1 sessions of Brief Adolescent Mindfulness.
Motivational Interviewing (MI)	Motivational Interviewing (MI)	This randomly assigned group receives two 60-minute 1:1 sessions of motivational interviewing.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol-related Problems	assessed at baseline, and 3-, 6-, and 12-month post-treatment follow ups; 12-month follow up reported	Rutgers Alcohol Problems Index (RAPI) to assess alcohol-related problems. Minimum individual value = 0; maximum individual value = 92. Higher scores mean more alcohol-related problems.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oregon Health & Science University; 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States