Familias Unidas: Preventing Substance Abuse in Hispanic Youth

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Prevention, Family Function, Substance Use, Sexual Behavior

In brief

The focus of this study will be to test the Familias Unidas Intervention program among Hispanic 8th graders in the Miami-Dade County Public School System. This study will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in both the scientific community and the Hispanic population in Miami-Dade County. It will shed light on whether and to what extent Familias Unidas is effective in preventing drug use and unsafe sexual behavior in Hispanic adolescents. To the scientific community, the investigators will disseminate our findings via peer-reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings. The design for the proposed study is a randomized controlled trial. This design is considered the "gold standard" design when evaluating the efficacy of two (or more) treatment conditions. Participants for this study will be 744 Hispanic 8th grade adolescents and their parents recruited from 24 randomly selected middle schools in Miami Dade County that meet the school inclusion/exclusion criteria. A total of 12 schools (for a total of 372 Hispanic adolescents and their parents) will be randomized to Familias Unidas and a total of 12 schools (for a total of 372 Hispanic adolescents and their parents) will be randomized to the Community Practice.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01038206

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

746

Starts

2010-08-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-03

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female and male adolescents of Hispanic immigrant origin, defined by the Primary caregiver as Self-identified Hispanic.
• Adolescents attending 8th grade at baseline
• Adolescents living with an adult primary caregiver who is willing to participate
• At baseline, families must live within the catchment areas of the 24 participating middle schools

Where it is running

• Center for Family Studies and Miami-Dade County Public Schools — Miami, Florida, United States

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