An interventional study of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) in Alcohol Use, Unspecified, sponsored by University of Rhode Island. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 19 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-29.
Sponsored by University of Rhode Island · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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).
701 studies on the registry are indexed under Alcohol Drinking; 133 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 204 is above the median of 122 across 607 interventional studies indexed under Alcohol Drinking.
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This randomly assigned group receives two 60-minute 1:1 sessions of motivational interviewing.
Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing (MI)
This randomly assigned group receives two 60-minute 1:1 sessions of Brief Adolescent Mindfulness.
Behavioral: Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM)
Motivational interviewing introduced a conversation about alcohol use, and the personally-experienced consequences of problem drinking. The MI sessions explored youths' stories around their substance use, the factors in youths' lives that support problem drinking (e.g., what they like about drinking), and the consequences of their recent or previous problem drinking (e.g., getting in trouble). Youth were provided personalized feedback about how their problem drinking compared to age-matched norms in the U.S. The ultimate goal of the MI sessions was to engage youth in a thoughtful conversation about their problem drinking with an eye to bolstering and supporting youths' own inherent drive for behavior change.
Brief Adolescent Mindfulness introduced a conversation about what mindfulness is, and ways that it might be personally-relevant to adolescents' current experiences. This manualized treatment introduced concepts of eastern thought in a manner articulated to adolescents. Treatment included a discussion of factors in the youth's life that could be positively impacted by using or engaging mindful approaches (e.g., current experiences of stress) and a link to how mindful approaches might be applicable or relevant to the adolescent's problem drinking. The ultimate goal was to engage youth in a thoughtful conversation about BAM and how eastern thought and mindful approaches could unburden some aspects of their current lived experiences.
Alcohol-related Problems
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.
Time frame: assessed at baseline, and 3-, 6-, and 12-month post-treatment follow ups; 12-month follow up reported
| Milestone | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 101 | 103 |
| Completed | 97 | 101 |
| Not completed | 4 | 2 |
| Withdrew: Unable to adhere to session timeline | 2 | 2 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 2 | 0 |
| Milestone | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 97 | 101 |
| Completed | 81 | 87 |
| Not completed | 16 | 14 |
| Withdrew: Lost to follow-up | 8 | 3 |
| Withdrew: Moved out of study area | 2 | 6 |
| Withdrew: Unable to adhere to session timeline | 1 | 3 |
| Withdrew: Mri contraindication | 2 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Incarcerated | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 3 | 0 |
| Milestone | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 81 | 87 |
| Completed | 76 | 84 |
| Not completed | 5 | 3 |
| Withdrew: Lost to follow-up | 5 | 2 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 0 | 1 |
| Milestone | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 81 | 87 |
| Completed | 78 | 83 |
| Not completed | 3 | 4 |
| Withdrew: Lost to follow-up | 3 | 3 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 0 | 1 |
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.
| units on a scale | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol-related Problems | 2.75 ± 0.45 | 4.88 ± 0.75 |
Collected over Duration of participant participation (baseline through 12 month follow up).. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motivational Interviewing (MI) | 0/101 (0%) | 0/101 (0%) | 0/101 (0%) |
| Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) | 0/103 (0%) | 0/103 (0%) | 0/103 (0%) |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 18.83 ± 1.03 | 18.54 ± 1.08 | 18.68 ± 1.06 |
| Sex/Gender, Customized(Participants) | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 63 | 62 | 125 |
| Male | 33 | 34 | 67 |
| Genderqueer / Gender neutral | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Transgender | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 89 | 168 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Asian | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Black or African American | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| White | 71 | 64 | 135 |
| More than one race | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 103 | 204 |
| Alcohol-related Problems(units on a scale) | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 8.98 ± 13.08 | 6.13 ± 6.60 | 7.54 ± 10.40 |
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Ran from Jan 2017 to primary completion in Jan 2020, 36 months.
Results were first posted in Nov 2023, 3 years 10 months after primary completion.
Of 328 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Alcohol Drinking, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 45. This study's 36 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 336 studies reached it within 24 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 45.
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