Peer MI in FQHCs for Substance-using Emerging Adults

November 28, 2018 updated by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Peer-enhanced Motivational Interviewing in Federally-Qualified Health Clinics for Substance-using Emerging Adults

The main purpose of this study is to test whether a Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI) intervention, which has been successful with college students, results in superior alcohol and marijuana use outcomes for emerging adults (EA), ages 18-29, who are clients of Federally-qualified Health Centers, and their peers. In the first phase of the study, seventy-five peer dyads (total n = 150, ntarget client = 75, npeer = 75) will be randomized to receive either Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI), Motivational Interviewing only (MI) or Waitlist Control (WC.) In the second, expanded phase of the study, an additional 325 peer dyads (total n = 650, ntarget client = 325, npeer = 325) will be randomized to receive either Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing only (MI) or Waitlist Control.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This project randomizes peer dyads, consisting of one Emerging Adult (EA), 18-29 years old, who both has a substance use problem and attends a Federally-qualified Health Center (i.e. target client), and one peer, to one of three conditions. In the Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI) condition, target clients and peers will receive separate one-hour sessions of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an empirically-supported treatment that helps individuals work through ambivalence about making changes in substance use. MI is thought to work because it is a non-confrontational intervention where a therapist empathetically reviews substance use behaviors, listens empathetically, and reinforces any client statements indicating a desire to change. With the "peer" of each PMI dyad, the therapist presents peer with data about the extent of the target client's substance use, builds the peer's motivation to help their friend, and teaches the peer communication skills they can use to influence the target client's substance use. In the Motivational Interviewing only (MI) condition, the target client alone will receive the MI intervention with no peer participation. In the Waitlist (WC) condition, target clients and peers can receive the intervention at 2 months into the follow-up period for the PMI group.

The main purpose of this study is to test whether a Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI) intervention, which has been successful with college students, results in superior alcohol and marijuana use outcomes for emerging adults (EA), ages 18-29, who are clients of Federally-qualified Health Centers, and their peers. Seventy-five peer dyads (total n = 150, ntarget client = 75, npeer = 75) will be randomized to receive either Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI), Motivational Interviewing only (MI) or Waitlist Control (WC.)

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

150

Phase

  • Phase 2

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 Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801
        • School of Social Work

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

18 years to 29 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • For the Target Client

    1. Score 5 or higher on the AUDIT-C measure and/or use alcohol or marijuana 13 days or more out of the past 90 days,
    2. Have a friend that they are willing to refer to the study to be their 'peer' (support) and that peer agrees to participate,
    3. Are able to complete baseline and follow-up assessments and have a valid email,
    4. Are willing to be video recorded, and
    5. Are fluent in English

  • For the Peer

    1. Have weekly contact with the participating Target Client who referred them,
    2. Are will to attend all study procedures (i.e. baseline assessment, intervention, follow up),
    3. Are willing to be video record,
    4. Are fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • For the Target Client

    1. Are current students in the lead Investigator's classes,
    2. Are seeking residential treatment at the time of the screening call,
    3. Are incarcerated or court-ordered to receive treatment at the time of the screening call,
    4. Use drugs besides marijuana or alcohol over 45 of the past 90 days.

  • For the Peer

    1. Are current students in the lead Investigator's classes,
    2. Are seeking residential treatment at the time of the screening call,
    3. Are incarcerated or court-ordered to receive treatment at the time of the screening call,
    4. Use drugs besides marijuana or alcohol over 45 of the past 90 days,
    5. Are romantic partners of the Target Client

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Peer-enhanced Motivational Interviewing
In the Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI) condition, target clients and peers will receive separate one-hour sessions of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an empirically-supported treatment that helps individuals work through ambivalence about making changes in substance use. Mi is thought to work because it is a non-confrontational intervention where a therapist empathetically reviews substance use behaviors, listens empathetically, and reinforces any client statements indicating a desire to change. With the "peer" of each PMI dyad, the therapist presents peer with data about the extent of the target client's substance use, builds the peer's motivation to help their friend, and teaches the peer communication skills they can use to influence the target client's substance use.
Behavioral: Peer-enhanced Motivational Interviewing
In the Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI) condition, target clients and peers will receive separate one-hour sessions of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an empirically-supported treatment that helps individuals work through ambivalence about making changes in substance use. MI is thought to work because it is a non-confrontational intervention where a therapist empathetically reviews substance use behaviors, listens empathetically, and reinforces any client statements indicating a desire to change. With the "peer" of each PMI dyad, the therapist presents peer with data about the extent of the target client's substance use, builds the peer's motivation to help their friend, and teaches the peer communication skills they can use to influence the target client's substance use.
Other Names:
  • PMI
Active Comparator: Motivational Interviewing
In the Motivational Interviewing (MI) condition, target clients only will receive one-hour sessions of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an empirically-supported treatment that helps individuals work through ambivalence about making changes in substance use.
Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing
In the Motivational Interviewing (PMI) condition, target clients only will receive one-hour sessions of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an empirically-supported treatment that helps individuals work through ambivalence about making changes in substance use. MI is thought to work because it is a non-confrontational intervention where a therapist empathetically reviews substance use behaviors, listens empathetically, and reinforces any client statements indicating a desire to change.
Other Names:
  • MI
Placebo Comparator: Waitlist Control
Those dyads randomized to the Waitlist Control (WC) condition willl be offered teh PMI intervention at month 2 post-intervention for the PMI arm.
Behavioral: Peer-enhanced Motivational Interviewing
In the Peer-Enhanced Motivational Interviewing (PMI) condition, target clients and peers will receive separate one-hour sessions of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an empirically-supported treatment that helps individuals work through ambivalence about making changes in substance use. MI is thought to work because it is a non-confrontational intervention where a therapist empathetically reviews substance use behaviors, listens empathetically, and reinforces any client statements indicating a desire to change. With the "peer" of each PMI dyad, the therapist presents peer with data about the extent of the target client's substance use, builds the peer's motivation to help their friend, and teaches the peer communication skills they can use to influence the target client's substance use.
Other Names:
  • PMI
Other: Waitlist Control
Dyads randomized to this intervention will have no contact with study personnel until 2 months after the PMI group has completed the PMI intervention. Then those in the Waitlist Control condition will receive the full PMI protocol.
Other Names:
  • WC

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change: Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) Substance Problem Scale
Time Frame: Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
A 16-item scale composed of lifetime symptoms of substance abuse, dependence, and substance-induced health and psychological disorders based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) -IV.
Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change: Marijuana Consequences Questionnaire (MACQ)
Time Frame: Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
A 50-item self-report measure modeled after the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (YAACQ) assessing marijuana problems over the past 6 months. A 6-month time frame was chosen to adequately capture potential infrequent consequences among marijuana users. Each item is rated dichotomously (yes/no) to indicate whether the marijuana-related problem occurred in the last 6 months.
Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
Change: Days of Combined Cannabis and Alcohol Use
Time Frame: Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
Past month measure of days (out of past 30) when participant used both marijuana and alcohol (based on Stein et al., 2018)
Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
Change: Days of Cannabis and Binge Alcohol Use
Time Frame: Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
Past month measure of days (out of past 30) of use of either substance. Binge drinking calculated from Time-Line Follow-Back (TLFB) as number of days of consuming 4+ (females)/5+ (males) drinks. Items drawn from GAIN's Substance Frequency Scale.
Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
Change: Drinking Consequences
Time Frame: Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
From the Rutgers Alcohol Problems Index and used to indicate indicates the frequency of experiencing negative consequences due to alcohol use.
Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
Change: Urine Testing
Time Frame: Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period
National Institute of Drub Abuse-approved urine test kit to determine presence of Marijuana metabolites in urine.
Baseline and at month 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 post-intervention period

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Collaborators

University of Washington

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Douglas C Smith, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign School of Social Work

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

August 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2024

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 6, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

November 29, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 29, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2018

Last Verified

November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Smith17393FQHC

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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