An interventional study of Family Check-up/ Individual MI and Individual and family psychoeducation in Substance Use, sponsored by Brown University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 13 Years to 16 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-15.
Sponsored by Brown University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This application will provide a test of one potential model for adding substance use assessment and brief intervention into a truancy court program. The primary goal of this study is to determine whether a motivational intervention will reduce substance use among adolescents referred to truancy court for school attendance problems. In this treatment development application, an open trial with 20 families referred by truancy court will first be conducted. This trial will be used to adapt an existing motivational intervention to include material relevant to school attendance and performance. Then 100 families participating in the Rhode Island Truancy Court Program with adolescents between the ages of 13-16 years who report using substances will be randomly assigned to receive the experimental intervention plus standard truancy court procedures or psychoeducation plus standard truancy court procedures. The 2-session intervention protocol consists of an individual motivational interview plus the Family Check-Up (Dishion \& Kavanagh, 2003), a family based motivational interview. The experimental protocol provides a thorough assessment of both individual and family strengths and weaknesses with respect to substance use prevention and school attendance/performance. Follow-up interviews will be conducted at 3 and 6 months.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Two session motivational intervention to improve parent monitoring and communication with respect to adolescent risk behavior especially substance use plus 2 session Individual Motivational Intervention for the adolescent
Behavioral: Family Check-up/ Individual MI
Two sessions of psychoeducation for parents regarding adolescent risk behaviors especially substance use
Behavioral: Individual and family psychoeducation
The 2-session intervention protocol consists of an individual motivational interview plus the Family Check-Up (Dishion \& Kavanagh, 2003), a family based motivational interview. The experimental protocol provides a thorough assessment of both individual and family strengths and weaknesses with respect to substance use prevention and school attendance/performance.
Also known as: (Family Check-up)
Families in PE will return for the same number of visits as the IMI and FCU sessions of the IMI/FCU condition. An interventionist will review a set of educational materials with the parents regarding teen SU use, truancy and risk behaviors and parenting a teenager. A similar set of materials will be reviewed with the adolescent
Also known as: (Psychoed)
Marijuana Use Days in Past 90 Days
Number of Days in which a Participant Responded "Yes" to Marijuana use in the Past 90 Days" range = 0 to 90; higher scores indicate more marijuana use
Time frame: 3 Month Follow-Up and 6 month follow-up
Alcohol Use Days in Past 90 Days
If a Participant Responded "Yes" to Alcohol use in the Past 90 Days" ; yes /no
Time frame: 3 and 6 Month Follow-Up
Recruited from Family Court
| Milestone | Family Check-up/Individual MI | Psychoeducation |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 34 | 35 |
| Completed | 30 | 33 |
| Not completed | 4 | 2 |
| Withdrew: Lost to follow-up | 4 | 2 |
Number of Days in which a Participant Responded "Yes" to Marijuana use in the Past 90 Days" range = 0 to 90; higher scores indicate more marijuana use
| days | Family Check-up/Individual MI | Psychoeducation |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 35 ± 29 | 45 ± 39 |
| 3-month follow-up | 27 ± 35 | 41 ± 36 |
| 6-month follow-up | 21 ± 28 | 41 ± 35 |
If a Participant Responded "Yes" to Alcohol use in the Past 90 Days" ; yes /no
| Participants | Family Check-up/Individual MI | Psychoeducation |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 20 | 26 |
| 3-month follow-up | 8 | 17 |
| 6-month follow-up | 11 | 18 |
Collected over 6 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Check-up/Individual MI | 0/34 (0%) | 0/34 (0%) | 0/34 (0%) |
| Psychoeducation | 0/35 (0%) | 0/35 (0%) | 0/35 (0%) |
Intent to treat analyses were used
| Age, Continuous(years) | Family Check-up/Individual MI | Psychoeducation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 15.7 ± 1.4 | 16.0 ± 1.2 | 15.8 ± 1.3 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Family Check-up/Individual MI | Psychoeducation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Male | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Family Check-up/Individual MI | Psychoeducation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Family Check-up/Individual MI | Psychoeducation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| White | 23 | 18 | 41 |
| More than one race | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Family Check-up/Individual MI | Psychoeducation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 35 | 69 |
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