Motivational Interviewing and Neuroimaging With Adolescents

NCT03367858 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 5R01AA023658
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 204
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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).

Conditions

Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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.

  assessed at baseline, and 3-, 6-, and 12-month post-treatment follow ups; 12-month follow up reported

Study Arms (2)

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

EXPERIMENTAL

This randomly assigned group receives two 60-minute 1:1 sessions of motivational interviewing.

Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This randomly assigned group receives two 60-minute 1:1 sessions of Brief Adolescent Mindfulness.

Behavioral: Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM)

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing (MI) BEHAVIORAL

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.

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM) BEHAVIORAL

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.

Brief Adolescent Mindfulness (BAM)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• within the specified age range
• \>= 1 past two month binge drinking episode
• right-handed
• proficient in English
• agree to be contacted for the 3, 6, and 12 month follow ups
• informed consent of a parent/guardian, if under 18 years old
• informed assent/consent of participating youth

You may not qualify if:

• \> 3 past-month instances of non-nicotine and/or non-cannabis substance use (e.g., methamphetamine)
• evidence of brain injury/illness or neurological disorder including psychosis
• lifetime loss of consciousness \>= 2 min
• unremovable metal on/in body, or other functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) contraindications (e.g., pregnancy)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Rhode Island: lead

Study Sites (1)

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Dash GF, Chung T, Yang M, Bryan AD, Hudson KA, Feldstein Ewing SW. Examining the influence of adolescent:provider alliance on youth hazardous drinking: Findings from a randomized controlled trial. Addict Behav. 2023 Jan;136:107499. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107499. Epub 2022 Sep 21.

  PMID: 36166981 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Directive Counseling; Counseling; Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Sarah Feldstein Ewing
• Organization: University of Rhode Island

feldsteinewing@uri.edu

401-874-4251

Study Officials

• Sarah Feldstein Ewing, PhD

  University of Rhode Island

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2017
• First Posted: December 11, 2017
• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: January 21, 2020
• Study Completion: January 21, 2020
• Last Updated: November 29, 2023
• Results First Posted: November 29, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Locations

US (1)