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Brief Intervention for Families of Teens Treated in the Emergency Department for an Alcohol-Related Event

NCT00247221 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 208

Last updated 2012-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a brief family intervention in reducing alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among families of underage drinkers (13-17 years old) who are treated in a hospital emergency department for an alcohol-related event.

Conditions

  • Alcohol Abuse

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MI/Family Check-up

The experimental intervention integrates an individual Motivational Interview (MI) for the adolescent with a brief family intervention, the Family Check-Up. Follow-up interviews will be conducted at 3, 6, and 12 months after the baseline intervention.

BEHAVIORAL

MI only

An individual motivational interview (IMI only) will be conducted at 3, 6, and 12 months after the baseline intervention to assess outcome.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Brown University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anthony Spirito, PhD · Brown University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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