Assessing the Fit of Motivational Interviewing by Cultures With Adolescents (AMICA)

March 9, 2024 updated by: University of New Mexico

AMICA: Assessing the Fit of Motivational Interviewing by Cultures With Adolescents

Hispanic adolescents experience more severe alcohol-related consequences due to their alcohol abuse and yet significantly fewer Hispanic adolescents receive alcohol treatment, particularly among justice-involved youth. Despite the level of research that has been conducted on motivational interviewing (MI) with mainstream samples, no published studies have investigated the efficacy of this brief, individual intervention with Hispanic adolescents. The overarching objective of this application is to evaluate the efficacy of a brief individual intervention (MI) for problem drinking behaviors with a sample of justice-involved Hispanic and Caucasian adolescents to determine if this intervention is differentially effective between Hispanic and Caucasian adolescents. Specifically, the first aim is to determine whether an MI intervention targeting alcohol abuse is effective at reducing alcohol use and related risk behavior in a sample of adolescent alcohol abusers. The second aim is to examine whether the effects of MI on problem drinking outcomes (e.g., alcohol problems, quantity of drinking, frequency of binging) are different between Hispanic versus Caucasian adolescents. Because it is important to determine the mechanisms that mediate the effects of MI and determine whether these mechanisms differ between Caucasian and Hispanic adolescents, the third aim is to examine whether group (Hispanic vs. Caucasian) moderates the mediational linkages in the overall model using a cross-groups approach to moderated mediation. To accomplish these aims, 453 Caucasian and Hispanic justice-involved alcohol abusing adolescents (ages 14-17) will be randomized to either two 60 minute MI interventions (one at baseline and a second, one week later) or an education condition. All adolescents will receive behavioral assessments at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. The proposed research is expected to take a significant step towards reducing current racial/ethnic health disparities in alcohol treatment for Hispanic adolescents.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

506

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, 87106
        • University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 13 - 18
  • Provision of informed assent (or self-consent if age 18)
  • Parent/ guardian consent if under age 18
  • Regular substance use (use at least 1 per month for past 6 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • active psychosis
  • mental retardation
  • neurodevelopmental disorder
  • severe medical illness

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Brief Intervention
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing
Other: Standard Intervention
Education
Other: Education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Frequency of alcohol use
Time Frame: Change from baseline in frequency of alcohol use at 3 , 6 , & 12 month follow-up
Change from baseline in frequency of alcohol use at 3 , 6 , & 12 month follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Quantity of alcohol use
Time Frame: Change from baseline in quantity of alcohol use at 3 , 6 , & 12 month follow-up
Change from baseline in quantity of alcohol use at 3 , 6 , & 12 month follow-up

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of alcohol-related problems as indicated in the Rutgers Alcohol Problems Index
Time Frame: Change from baseline in number of alcohol-related problems at 3 , 6 , & 12 month follow-up
Change from baseline in number of alcohol-related problems at 3 , 6 , & 12 month follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of New Mexico

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, Ph. D., Assistant Professor UNM

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 16, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 18, 2013

First Posted (Estimated)

September 24, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 12, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 9, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 5R01AA017878-05 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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