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Drug Abuse Prevention Among Girls Through a Mother-Daughter Intervention

Primary Purpose

Substance Use

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Prevention
Sponsored by
Columbia University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Substance Use focused on measuring drugs, youth, parent, computer, prevention

Eligibility Criteria

11 Years - 13 Years (Child)FemaleAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English-speaking New York City (NYC) area girls
  • Ages 11 - 13 years
  • Must have private access to a computer with high-speed connectivity

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English-speaking girls who do not live in the NYC area
  • Younger than 11 or older than 13 years of age
  • Those who lack of private access to a computer with high-speed connectivity

Sites / Locations

  • Columbia University

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

Prevention Program

No Prevention Program

Arm Description

Girls and their mothers who are assigned to participate in a tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use prevention program aimed at young girls.

Girls and their mothers who are assigned to participate in questionnaires only.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Rate of Substance Use
Measured 30-day alcohol, tobacco, and other illicit drug use among girls.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
November 5, 2010
Last Updated
July 14, 2017
Sponsor
Columbia University
Collaborators
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01236248
Brief Title
Drug Abuse Prevention Among Girls Through a Mother-Daughter Intervention
Official Title
Drug Abuse Prevention Among Girls Through a Mother-Daughter Intervention
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
July 2017
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
December 2004 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
March 2010 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
October 4, 2012 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Columbia University
Collaborators
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine a computer- and family-based drug abuse prevention program is able to reduce drug use among early adolescent girls.
Detailed Description
This study longitudinally tested a computerized, parent-involvement substance abuse prevention program for adolescent girls and their mothers. The prevention program aimed to strengthen and sustain the mother-daughter bond while equipping girls with the necessary information and skills to increase protective factors and reduce risk factors associated with tobacco, alcohol, and other harmful substance use.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Substance Use
Keywords
drugs, youth, parent, computer, prevention

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
916 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Prevention Program
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Girls and their mothers who are assigned to participate in a tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use prevention program aimed at young girls.
Arm Title
No Prevention Program
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Girls and their mothers who are assigned to participate in questionnaires only.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Prevention
Intervention Description
9-session computerized cognitive behavioral program that young girls and their mothers interact with on a weekly basis in the privacy of their home. Girls and their mothers will watch and interact with 10 compact disc (CD) intervention sessions to learn skills to help girls avoid substance use.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Rate of Substance Use
Description
Measured 30-day alcohol, tobacco, and other illicit drug use among girls.
Time Frame
Annually

10. Eligibility

Sex
Female
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
11 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
13 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: English-speaking New York City (NYC) area girls Ages 11 - 13 years Must have private access to a computer with high-speed connectivity Exclusion Criteria: Non-English-speaking girls who do not live in the NYC area Younger than 11 or older than 13 years of age Those who lack of private access to a computer with high-speed connectivity
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Steven P Schinke, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Columbia University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Columbia University
City
New York
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
10027
Country
United States

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