Alcohol, Marijuana, and Risky Sex: Group Interventions With Detained Adolescents (MARS)

April 1, 2024 updated by: University of New Mexico
This research is studying behaviors that young people engage in that may place them at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted disease like HIV/AIDS, and what kind of educational program works best to reduce these risky behaviors.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

During baseline assessment, a computer questionnaire is administered, including questions about participants' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding sexual behavior, condom use, and drug use. A saliva sample is provided as well. A "Time-Line Follow-Back" is conducted, noting on which days certain activities occurred, such as sexual intercourse, alcohol use, marijuana use, and cigarette use. A urine sample is also collected in order to test for the STD's chlamydia and gonorrhea (if results are positive, we schedule a meeting with the participant to administer medication to treat the STD).

In the second session, a 3-hour interventional health class is held with groups of same-gender participants. There are 3 different health classes (one focusing just on sex risk reduction, one focusing on sex and alcohol risk reduction, and one focusing on sex, alcohol, and marijuana risk reduction); participants are randomly assigned to one.

Participants are contacted 3 months after the intervention, 6 months after, 9 months after, and 12 months after, in order to meet. These meetings entail completing another Time-Line Follow-Back and completing another questionnaire. At the final 12 month meeting, we collect another urine sample to again test for chlamydia and gonorrhea. As before, if results are positive, we schedule a meeting with the participant to administer medical treatment.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

460

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87107
        • Juvenile Detention Center (JDC)

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ages 14-18
  • Involved in Juvenile Justice System (living in the Detention Center when recruited)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Currently taking anti-psychotics
  • Involved in similar intervention-based study (2 similar studies being conducted simultaneously by this lab)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Info-only sexual risk reduction
Corresponding intervention gives information only on STDs/HIV
Behavioral: INFORMATION-ONLY SEXUAL RISK REDUCTION (INFO-ONLY)
Intervention includes presentation of STD facts, safe sex activities, condom demonstration, video about sexual decision making, group discussion
Other Names:
  • INFO-ONLY
Experimental: Sex plus alcohol risk reduction
Corresponding intervention gives info focusing on sex and alcohol risk reduction only
Behavioral: SEXUAL PLUS ALCOHOL RISK REDUCTION (SRRI+ETOH)
Intervention includes presentation of STD/alcohol facts, safe sex activities, condom demonstration, video about alcohol/sexual decision making, group discussion
Other Names:
  • (SRRI+ETOH)
Experimental: Sex + alcohol + marijuana risk reduction
Corresponding intervention gives info on sex, alcohol, and marijuana risk reduction
Behavioral: SEXUAL + ALCOHOL + MARIJUANA RISK REDUCTION
Intervention includes presentation of STD/alcohol/marijuana facts, safe sex activities, condom demonstration, video about alcohol/marijuana/sexual decision making, group discussion
Other Names:
  • (SRRI+ETOH+THC)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Risky Sexual Behavior Measured for 1 Year
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Computer questionnaire
Time Frame: used at Baseline
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
used at Baseline
Computer questionnaire
Time Frame: used at 3 months post-intervention
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
used at 3 months post-intervention
Computer questionnaire
Time Frame: used at 6 months post-intervention
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
used at 6 months post-intervention
Computer questionnaire
Time Frame: used at 9 months post-intervention
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
used at 9 months post-intervention
Computer questionnaire
Time Frame: used at 12 months post-intervention
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
used at 12 months post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of New Mexico

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 23, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2010

First Posted (Estimated)

July 27, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • NIAAA RO1 AA013844-05
  • R01AA013844-05 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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