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Project RAD: A Brief Intervention for Young Adult Alcohol or Marijuana Users

NCT03801096 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2019-01-11

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Summary

This is a pilot study of the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a brief, one-session intervention for a diverse sample of 44 young adults who report alcohol binge drinking or marijuana use in the past month. The proposed study will utilize a two-group randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. Participants will be randomized to one of two interventions conditions: 1) Narrative-based Therapeutic Assessment (NbTa) or 2) Health Education (HE) control condition. Participants will be assessed on their 7- and 30-day alcohol and marijuana use at baseline and at 6 month follow-up.

Conditions

  • Alcohol; Use, Problem
  • Marijuana Usage

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Narrative Based Therapuetic Assessment (NbTa)

The NbTa interventiom will guide participants through an exploration of their human experience through stories and narratives. The interventionist will facilitate a collaborative process by which participants will explore the unique themes and meanings of their personal narrative (Parry \& Doan, 1994) with respect to alcohol and drug use. In addition, participants will also be guided towards considering the re-authorship of personal narratives. The techniques utilized in NbTa aim to dislodge problem saturated narratives and derive more complete personal narratives and meanings (White \& Epston, 1990).

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education Control Condition (HE)

The Health Education session is a didactic 45-minute session that focusses on three health-related topics: 1) Sleep, 2) Physical Activity, and 3) Nutrition. The goal of the session is to present health-related information to participants through videos and dydadic presentation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Houston

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-31
Primary Completion
2020-03-31
Completion
2020-10-31

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