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- Clinical Trial NCT00506753
Motivation and Skills for Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol/Ethanol (THC/ETOH+) Teens in Jail (SMART)
Prison Study: Motivation and Skills for THC/ETOH+ Teens in Jail
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This proposal is in response to RFA-DA-04-008, Group Treatment for Individuals in Drug Abuse or Alcoholism Treatment. Of particular interest to the agencies are group therapies for Conduct Disordered adolescents, reducing the spread of infectious disease, and mechanisms of action. This proposal targets these areas of interest. This study will focus on treating substance abusing incarcerated teens using 2 individually administered Motivational Interviewing (MI) sessions followed by 10 group sessions of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). MI is conceptualized as preparation for group CBT. The control group receives individualized Relaxation Training (RT) followed by group Treatment as Usual (TU). Currently, t here is little research regarding effective group treatments for incarcerated teens and this study will address this gap in our knowledge base.
In this proposed randomized trial, a one-way design (MI/CBT vs RT/TU) will be used to determine whether MI/CBT enhances group therapy participation and reduces substance use and related problems (such as crime, injuries and unprotected sex) post discharge in substance-involved juvenile delinquents. RT/TU is based on the 12-step model and includes psycho-educational components. Participant are followed during incarceration and for 6 months post incarceration. Primary outcome variables include alcohol and marijuana use, as well as related behaviors (illegal activities, sex or injuries while drunk or high). It is hypothesized that in comparison to teens in RT/TU, youth receiving MI/CBT will participate more in therapy (according to teen, facility staff, and counselor ratings) and will show lower levels of substance use and related problems after discharge.
Frequently, substance abuse treatment is unavailable to youths in the juvenile justice system, and when treatment is available, it may be provided in group format using untested therapies. A motivation/skills-based intervention (delivered in group format) may prove efficacious in enhancing motivation and in reducing substance abuse and related problems. This study extends previous research by rigorously evaluating group treatment for incarcerated teens. We will examine processes contributing to the efficacy of group MI/CBT, and the influence of race and ethnicity on treatment effects. The development of effective interventions for substance using juvenile offenders has the potential to reduce substance abuse and crime in this population.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Rhode Island
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Cranston, Rhode Island, United States, 02920
- Rhode Island Training School
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adolescents will be eligible if in the year prior to incarceration they either a) drank alcohol or used marijuana at least once per month or b) binge-drank (> 5 for boys, > 4 for girls) during any two week period; or they drank or used marijuana in the four weeks before the offense for which they were incarcerated; or they used alcohol or marijuana in the four weeks before they were incarcerated.
Exclusion Criteria:
Those teens sentenced for less than 4 months or greater than 12 months, those who are younger than 14 years or older than 19 years, and those for whom have inability to consent/assent (example, language barrier) are not obtained will be excluded from participation.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: MI/CBT
Motivational Interviewing followed by Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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Motivational Interviewing followed by Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Other Names:
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Experimental: RT/TU
Relaxation Training followed by Treatment as Usual
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Relaxation Training followed by Treatment as Usual
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Alcohol Use, Average # of Drinks Per Week
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months post release and 6 months post release
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using Time-Line Follow-back, we collected average # of drinks per week for a 3 month period at Baseline, 3 months and 6 months post release
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Baseline, 3 months post release and 6 months post release
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Marijuana Use
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months post release and 6 month post release
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using Time-Line Follow-back, we collected average number of joints per smoking day
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Baseline, 3 months post release and 6 month post release
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Crime: General Predatory Aggression
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months post release and 6 months post release
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using the Misbehaviors Questionnaire, we collect 12 items that assess the average number of times crimes involving predatory aggression were committed at Baseline, 3 months and 6 month post release.
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Baseline, 3 months post release and 6 months post release
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Lynda Stein, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Stein LA, Clair M, Martin RA, Soenksen S, Lebeau R, Rohsenow DJ, Kahler CW, Hurlbut W, Monti PM. Measuring behaviors of individual adolescents during group-based substance abuse intervention. Subst Abus. 2014;35(4):408-17. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2014.949337.
- Bernstein MH, Stein LA. Do bisexual girls report higher rates of substance use than heterosexual girls? A failure to replicate with incarcerated and detained youth. J Bisex. 2015;15(4):498-508. doi: 10.1080/15299716.2015.1057889. Epub 2015 Nov 17.
- Martin RA, Stein LA, Clair M, Cancilliere MK, Hurlbut W, Rohsenow DJ. Adolescent Substance Treatment Engagement Questionnaire for Incarcerated Teens. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2015 Oct;57:49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.04.011. Epub 2015 May 7.
- Stein LA, Clair M, Rossi JS, Martin RA, Cancilliere MK, Clarke JG. Gender, ethnicity and race in incarcerated and detained youth: services and policy implications for girls. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2015 Mar;38(1):65-73. doi: 10.1037/prj0000089. Epub 2014 Sep 1.
- Stein LA, Clair M, Soenksen S, Martin RA, Clarke JG. Studying Process and Proximal Outcomes of Supervision for Motivational Interviewing. Train Educ Prof Psychol. 2015 May;9(2):175-182. doi: 10.1037/tep0000073. No abstract available.
- Bassett SS, Stein LA, Rossi JS, Martin RA. Evaluating Measures of Fidelity for Substance Abuse Group Treatment With Incarcerated Adolescents. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2016 Jul;66:9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.02.011. Epub 2016 Mar 9.
Study record dates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- DA018851-02
- R01DA018851 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
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