Motivational Interviewing Integrated With Social Network Counseling for Teens

N/ACompletedNCT01922947

Virginia Commonwealth University120 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Substance Use

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing w/Social Network CounselingBEHAVIORAL

This is the active arm of the study.

Active Control ConditionBEHAVIORAL

20-minute health counseling

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 14 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Effects of counseling on substance use factors in teens

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.

Time frame: Feb. 2015

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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