Prevention of Opioid Misuse and Overdose Deaths Among Hispanic/Latinx Adolescents: A Family-based Perspective

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT06303804

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston50 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to develop culturally-competent family-focused educational modules targeting opioid knowledge and attitudes (including targeting safe storage and prevention of accidental opioid overdose in adolescent populations) and examine changes acceptability, knowledge, and attitudes scores

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Opioid Misuse

Interventions

Educational videosBEHAVIORAL

Participants will be delivered a link to complete demographic information and the initial assessment. Upon completing the (initial) pre-test knowledge assessment, participants will be sent links to the three educational videos staggered across 7 days. Educational videos will determine gaps in knowledge related to opioid use and overdose based on questionnaire responses. Upon the completion of the 7 days, participants will be sent a link to the (final) post-test knowledge assessment to complete.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Must identify as Hispanic/Latino/a descent * Have an adolescent between the ages of 15 and 17 years old living in their home a majority of the time * Have English or Spanish proficiency Exclusion Criteria: * Adolescent or parent currently in opioid treatment * Parent self-reports a substance use (including opioid use) disorder for themselves or adolescent

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Acceptability of the educational materials presented via the educational videos, including cultural congruence as assessed by a questionnaire

This questionnaire has 10 questions that is measured on a Likert scale from 1-4, higher number indicating more acceptability.

Time frame: end of study (Day 7)

Changes in opioid related knowledge as assessed by a questionnaire

This has 3 subscales 1. Brief Opioid Overdose Knowledge (BOOK) This has 12 questions and each is scored from 0(true), 1(false) for a maximum score of 12, higher score indicating more knowledge 2. Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale (OOKS) This has 9 questions, and participants have to identify all correct answers. Score ranges from 0(no correct answers) -33 (identified all correct answers) higher score indicates more knowledge 3. Opioid Overdose Attitude Scale (OOAS) This has 28 questions scored on a Likert scale from 1(completely disagree)-5(completely agree), higher number indicating more positive attitude

Time frame: Baseline, end of study (Day 7)

Central Contacts

Alejandra Fernandez, PhD

CONTACT

(972) 546-2920 Alejandra.Fernandez@uth.tmc.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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