Family Training Program for Parents of Substance Using Adolescents
Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2
Conditions studied: Substance-Related Disorders, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
In brief
This project will modify Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT; n=15) and Alanon/Naranon Facilitation (ANF; n=15) for use with parents who are concerned about an out-of-treatment adolescent. ANF was selected as a comparison because Alanon and Naranon are the most commonly available method for helping family members. The investigators will compare CRAFT for parents (CRAFT-P) (n=77) and ANF (n=77) to determine if there is a significant difference in adolescent treatment entry. Parents will attend a maximum of 18 sessions with a family specialist and also complete questionnaires periodically over a 12-month period. Parents' adolescents will have the opportunity to participate in the study by completing questionnaires at the same time points as their parent. Our primary hypothesis asks whether participants who are enrolled in the CRAFT-P condition will report more adolescent treatment entry than the ANF condition. Our secondary hypotheses examine: 1) reductions in adolescent substance use and behavior problems in the CRAFT-P group compared to the ANF condition, 2) improvements in parenting skills in the CRAFT-P group compared to the ANF condition and 3) significant pre to post treatment effects for improvements in social functioning, mood, and in parent-adolescent relationship satisfaction.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01344382
- Run by
- Treatment Research Institute
- People needed
- 126
- Starts
- 2011-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-03-28
Who can join
Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Parent Criteria
- parent is over 21 yrs old
- parent expresses concern about the drug abuse of their adolescent or young adult
- parent has the ability to have face-to-face contact with the child on at least 15 out of 30 days with no planned decrease in the amount of contact in the next 12 mo
- parent has an adolescent or young adult with primary drug abuse of alcohol or a psychoactive drug other than tobacco or caffeine
- the adolescent/young adult is between 12-25 yrs old at time of consent
- the child is not receiving treatment addressing the drug abuse/dependence and is not willing for treatment at the time of parental study consent
- Adolescent/Young Adult Criteria
- child's parent meets all eligibility criteria and consents to participate
You may not qualify if…
- Parent Criteria
- parent does not agree to participate
- parent who is providing consent does not demonstrate understanding of participation by reading the consent form and passing a consent quiz testing comprehension of basic elements of informed consent and requirements of the protocol
- parent is not willing and able to provide valid locator information, to allow training sessions to be recorded, and/or to complete follow-up assessments (determined via consent quiz)
- parent has a drug abuse problem themselves as determined through PSUD (DSM-IV-TR criteria)
- parent has a history of drug abuse or dependence and has not been in recovery for more than 2 yrs
- parent is in a close relationship with another participant such that their participation is unlikely to be independent
- parent is not able to comprehend the content in the questionnaires even after it is explained several times
- parent or adolescent/young adult has been diagnosed as having or behaves in a manner consistent with having significant cognitive impairment (e.g., unremitting psychosis, dementia, or other severe psychiatric disorder)
- parent is currently receiving treatment that addresses the adolescent's substance use (e.g., family therapy)
- adolescent has a recent history of severe violence toward the parent(s) (e.g., involving weapons, serious injury, or hospitalization).
- Adolescent/Young Adult Criteria
- adolescent/young adult does not agree to participate
- adolescent/young adult who is providing consent or assent does not demonstrate understanding of participation by reading the consent/assent form and passing a quiz testing comprehension of basic elements of informed consent and requirements of the protocol
- adolescent/young adult is not able to comprehend the content in the questionnaires even after it is explained several times
- adolescent/young adult has been diagnosed as having or behaves in a manner consistent with having significant cognitive impairment (e.g., unremitting psychosis, dementia, or other severe psychiatric disorder)
Where it is running
- Family Training Program — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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