A Media Parenting Prevention Intervention
A Web-Based Media Parenting Intervention to Prevent Youth Substance Use
4 other identifiers
interventional
120
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Entertainment media commonly depict SU, and youth exposure to media SU is linked to youth initiation and progression of SU behavior. Parenting practices reduce exposure to and may mitigate risk associated with media depictions of SU, thus this research proposal will build upon current understanding of effective media parenting with the end goal of developing and testing a media parenting intervention designed to reduce youth risk for SU.
Trial Health
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Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2025
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 11, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 18, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 12, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 30, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 30, 2026
April 22, 2026
June 1, 2025
1 year
April 11, 2022
April 21, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Media Parenting Behavior - Parent Report
The TECH Parenting measure is a 24 item indicator of general media parenting behaviors across four 6-item subscales: Talk; Educate; Co-Use; and House Rules. This measure has demonstrated reliability and predictive value for youth online risk behaviors.
Baseline up to Year 3
Study Arms (2)
Intervention Arm - T.E.C.H. Parenting
EXPERIMENTALIntervention Arm participants will enroll in a web-based psychoeducational group (15 parents per group across 4 groups). Participants will receive psychoeducational information on media parenting, and they will be invited to participate in an online group discussion board to share their experiences with other parents in the intervention. In weeks 2-5, participants will learn about 4 domains of media parenting: 1) Talk to your child about media; 2) Educate your child about media-related risks; 3) Co-View/Co-Use media and technology actively with your child; and 4) establish House rules for media usage. Week 6 will review information and provide an "expert clinician" to support parent problem solving. Participants will receive 2-3 weekly push messages via text messaging prompting practice of skills learned in the group setting. Participants will be assessed at baseline, immediately following the 6 week intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed.
Control Arm - General Positive Parenting
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe Control Arm of the RCT is the attention control group. These participants will enroll in a web-based psychoeducational group (four groups of 15 parents each). They will receive 6 weeks of online psychoeducational material, including 2-3 push messages prompting skill practice. Parents will have access to an online discussion board to share experiences with other parents. This group will match the intervention arm of the study in number of study staff contacts, time of start/duration of the group, peer support, and availability of a professional in week six for consultation on parenting issues. Control participants will not receive information on media parenting. Participants in this group will be assessed at baseline, immediately following the six-week intervention period, and 3 months after intervention completion. Participants will be asked about exposure to TECH Parenting content at baseline and follow up to address potential contamination effects across study arms.
Interventions
Intervention Arm participants will enroll in a web-based psychoeducational group (15 parents per group across 4 groups). Participants will receive psychoeducational information on media parenting, and they will be invited to participate in an online group discussion board to share their experiences with other parents in the intervention. In weeks 2-5, participants will learn about 4 domains of media parenting: 1) Talk to your child about media; 2) Educate your child about media-related risks; 3) Co-View/Co-Use media and technology actively with your child; and 4) establish House rules for media usage. Week 6 will review information and provide an "expert clinician" to support parent problem solving. Participants will receive 2-3 weekly push messages via text messaging prompting practice of skills learned in the group setting. Participants will be assessed at baseline, immediately following the 6 week intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed.
The Control Arm of the RCT is the attention control group. These participants will enroll in a web-based psychoeducational group (four groups of 15 parents each). They will receive 6 weeks of online psychoeducational material, including 2-3 push messages prompting skill practice. Parents will have access to an online discussion board to share experiences with other parents. This group will match the intervention arm of the study in number of study staff contacts, time of start/duration of the group, peer support, and availability of a professional in week six for consultation on parenting issues. Control participants will not receive information on media parenting. Participants in this group will be assessed at baseline, immediately following the six-week intervention period, and 3 months after intervention completion. Participants will be asked about exposure to TECH Parenting content at baseline and followup to address potential contamination effects across study arms.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Parents must
- have at least one middle school-aged child who resides with them
- be able to read at the 6th grade level in English
- have access to the internet and a smartphone to participate in web-based intervention groups and receive intervention push messages.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Floridalead
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Joy Gabrielli
University of Florida
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 11, 2022
First Posted
April 18, 2022
Study Start
May 12, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
May 30, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
May 30, 2026
Last Updated
April 22, 2026
Record last verified: 2025-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share