Peer MI for Substance-using Emerging Adults

NCT03264872 | Unknown Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: IRB17393
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 180
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this project is to test whether Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI) results in superior alcohol and marijuana use outcomes for emerging adults (EAs, ages 18-29) and their peers. Ninety peer dyads (total n = 180, ntarget client = 90, npeer = 90) are randomized to receive either Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI) or Waitlist Control (WC).

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Keywords

Motivational Interviewing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• GAIN Substance Problem Scale

  a 16-item scale composed of lifetime symptoms of substance abuse, dependence, and substance-induced health and psychological disorders based on the DSM-IV

  Baseline and every 2 weeks during 12 week post-intervention period

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• GAIN Substance Frequency Scale (change)

  Baseline and every 2 weeks during 12 week post-intervention period

• Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (change)

  Baseline and every 2 weeks during 12 week post-intervention period

• Significant Other Behavior Questionnaire

  Baseline and every 2 weeks during 12 week post-intervention period

Study Arms (2)

Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing

EXPERIMENTAL

Both dyad members, the target client and their peer support person, in this Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing arm will receive separate one-hour Motivational Interviewing (MI) sessions with a trained counselor.

Behavioral: Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing

Waitlist Control

OTHER

Delayed Treatment.

Other: Waitlist Control

Interventions

Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing BEHAVIORAL

Target clients in this Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing arm will receive separate one-hour Motivational Interviewing (MI) sessions, in which the therapist reviews the target clients substance use behaviors in a non-confrontational manner, listens empathetically, and reinforces any client statements indicating a desire the change. In this arm, the therapist also presents the target client's peer with data about the extent of the target client's substance use, builds the peer's motivation to help their friend, and teaches the peer communication sills they can use to influence the target client's substance use behaviors.

Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing

Waitlist Control OTHER

After the 12 week follow up period, if subjects in the Waitlist Control group desire to receive the Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing intervention, that will be made available to them.

Waitlist Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 29 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• For the Target Client
• Score 5 or higher on the AUDIT-C measure and/or use alcohol or marijuana 13 days or more out of the past 90 days,
• Have a friend that they are willing to refer to the study to be their 'peer' (support) and that peer agrees to participate,
• Are able to complete baseline and follow-up assessments and have a valid email,
• Are willing to be video recorded, and
• Are fluent in English
• For the Peer
• Have weekly contact with the participating Target Client who referred them,
• Are will to attend all study procedures (i.e. baseline assessment, intervention, follow up),
• Are willing to be video record,
• Are fluent in English

You may not qualify if:

• For the Target Client
• Are current students in the lead Investigator's classes,
• Are seeking residential treatment at the time of the screening call,
• Are incarcerated or court-ordered to receive treatment at the time of the screening call,
• Use drugs besides marijuana or alcohol over 45 of the past 90 days.
• For the Peer
• Are current students in the lead Investigator's classes,
• Are seeking residential treatment at the time of the screening call,
• Are incarcerated or court-ordered to receive treatment at the time of the screening call,
• Use drugs besides marijuana or alcohol over 45 of the past 90 days,
• Are romantic partners of the Target Client

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: lead

Study Sites (1)

School of Social Work

Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Douglas C Smith, PhD

  University of Illinois Urbana Champaign School of Social Work

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Douglas C Smith, PhD

CONTACT

217-333-5308; smithdc@illinois.edu

Catharaine Fairbairn, PhD

CONTACT

(217) 333-0631; cfairbai@illinois.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, School of Social Work

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 23, 2017
• First Posted: August 29, 2017
• Study Start: March 8, 2017
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2021
• Study Completion: October 31, 2021
• Last Updated: October 12, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)