Motivational Interviewing Integrated With Social Network Counseling for Teens

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance Use

In brief

The purpose of this research is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief (one session) preventative intervention using motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling for substance use among adolescent patients in a primary care setting. One hundred participants will be randomly assigned to either motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling or attention control conditions. The motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling condition is expected to show improvement when compared to the attention control condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01922947

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

120

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2014-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-12

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 14-18 years old
• Resident of Richmond VA or greater Richmond area
• Patient at Virginia Commonwealth University or Richmond City Department of Health

You may not qualify if…

• Ward of the state
• Not fluent in English
• Incapable of providing consent

Where it is running

• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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