RECRUITING

Substance Use Prevention for Youth With Parents in Recovery

Study Overview

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Description

Risk for substance use disorder (SUD) begins early in the life course. Although preventing and decreasing illicit and nonmedical drug use among youth is an urgent public health priority, there are currently few evidence-based prevention strategies feasible for delivery in the primary care setting. The investigators propose a three-year plan to collect critical pilot data to pilot test and optimize a dyadic intervention that aims to increase family resilience, strengthen coping skills, help families plan for the future, and prevent youth SUD. The 'prototype' for the intervention approach is Family Talk, an evidence-based parent-youth dyadic intervention that can be delivered within the existing infrastructure of the patient-centered medical home. The investigators have made preliminary adaptations to the model in preparation for testing. To prepare for a subsequent efficacy study, a two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial of the intervention with 40 parent-youth dyads to optimize the intervention model will be conducted. The feasibility of the intervention will be evaluated. In addition, empiric estimates of study parameters to inform the planning of a fully powered randomized controlled trial and plausible intervention targets using semi-structured qualitative interviews will be obtained.

Official Title

Substance Use Prevention for Youth With Parents in Recovery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-09-01
Study Completion:2026-03-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05397691

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:12 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. * Presence of acute family crisis, such as recent death, incarceration, separation, divorce, or other stressor
  2. * Parent or youth with cognitive limitation or intellectual disability

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Caroline J Kistin, MD MSc
CONTACT
4018632236
caroline_kistin@brown.edu
Jocelyn Antonio, MPH
CONTACT
4018632259
jocelyn_antonio@brown.edu

Principal Investigator

Caroline J Kistin, MD MSc
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Brown University School of Public Health

Study Locations (Sites)

CODAC
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 02904
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Brown University

  • Caroline J Kistin, MD MSc, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Brown University School of Public Health

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-09-01
Study Completion Date2026-03-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-09-01
Study Completion Date2026-03-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Family Talk
  • Parent-youth dyad
  • Family functioning
  • Coping strategies

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Substance Use Disorders