Motivational Interviewing and Culture for Urban Native American Youth (MICUNAY)

Summary

The investigators plan to develop and test a new alcohol and other drug (AOD) intervention for urban AI/AN youth, "Motivational Interviewing and Culture for Urban Native American Youth (MICUNAY)." This intervention integrates tradition-based activities and motivational interviewing (MI). The investigators will intervene at both the community and individual level. At the individual level, they will provide MICUNAY to adolescents. At the community level, they will provide discussion of AOD prevention at Community Wellness Gatherings (CWG). This work is important because they will gain an understanding of how well a tradition-based healing program that integrates MI works to prevent AOD use among urban AI/AN youth.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use
• Marijuana Use

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MICUNAY

MICUNAY is a three session workshop focused on discussions about how to make healthy choices using motivational interviewing, and providing a cultural activity.

OTHER

Community Wellness Gathering

a monthly gathering focused on making healthy choices and learning about Native American culture

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

  collaborator NIH

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

  collaborator NIH

• University of California, Los Angeles

  collaborator OTHER

• Sacred Path Indigenous Wellness Center

  collaborator OTHER

• RAND

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Elizabeth D'Amico, PhD · RAND

• Daniel Dickerson, D.O., M.P.H · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

14 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-07-31

Primary Completion

2017-04-30

Completion

2018-06-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations