Testing a Brief Substance Misuse Preventative Intervention for Parents/Guardians of 5th-7th Grade Students

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Conditions studied: Substance-Related Disorders, Underage Drinking, Drug Use

In brief

The current study aims to test the efficacy of a family communication-based, novel, adaptable, and resource-efficient substance misuse preventive intervention for parents/guardians of pre/early adolescents (grades 5-7). The short-term goal of this study is to increase the quality time that parents spend with their children through eating meals together, and in so doing, talking about the harms associated with substance use (intermediate endpoint), which will in turn, lead to the long-term goal of preventing the initiation and misuse of substances among their children as they enter adolescence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03925220

Run by

Tufts University

People needed

402

Starts

2019-03-06

Expected to finish

2025-01-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-09

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The parent/guardian must have a child between 5th-7th grades at the start of the project;
• The parent must be the custodial parent, living with the child at least 50% of the time (as in the case of joint custody); and
• Parental consent and child assent are obtained.

You may not qualify if…

• Parents of children with self-identified developmental disabilities who would have difficulty understanding the baseline assessment; and
• Parents or families who are not able to speak, read, and understand English or Spanish well enough to complete study procedures.

Where it is running

• Tufts University School of Medicine — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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