Prevention of Drug Use in Adolescence: Intervening in Parenting Styles

March 5, 2015 updated by: Helena Maria Tannhauser Barros, Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
To investigate whether brief motivational intervention is associated with the change of parenting style in parents of teenagers seeking to prevent drug use among their children.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • RS
      • Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 91050000
        • Recruiting
        • FUHSPortoAlegre
        • Contact:

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parents of adolescents aged 10-15 years who call for the service call 132 looking for a program to prevent drug use and accept to participate in the study after reading the Statement of Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Be excluded individuals that are experiencing difficulty in answering the questions and those who refuse to participate in the study elucidated by IC

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
Experimental: Motivational Interviewing for Change of Parenting Styles
After measured parental style across the scale, the motivational interviewing will be applied in order to modify the parenting styles of risk for involvement with drug use and maintenance of protective factors. This approach will occur in 5 segments .
Sham Comparator: Psicoeducation
General information about drugs and ways of prevention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Measure the reduction risk factors for the use of drugs
Time Frame: 6 months
The outcome will be measured by the Parenting Styles Inventory
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 5, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

March 11, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 11, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 5, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

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