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Emerging Adults Who Use Alcohol and Marijuana

NCT ID: NCT01473719

Last Updated: 2017-09-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

566 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2017-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to if a brief motivational intervention, compared to health education sessions, reduces alcohol and marijuana use and is related to fewer sexually transmitted infections (STI)in emerging adults who are engaging in alcohol and marijuana use.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alcohol Use Marijuana Use Sexually Transmitted Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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motivational intervention

7-session individual motivationally-based intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

motivational intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

7-session individual motivationally-based intervention

health education

7-session individual session focusing on health education

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

health education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

7 individual sessions focusing on health education

Interventions

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motivational intervention

7-session individual motivationally-based intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

health education

7 individual sessions focusing on health education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be between the ages of 18 and 25
* Binge drink (5 or more drinks in a 2-hour period for men, 4 or more for women) at least monthly
* Use marijuana at least weekly
* Have been heterosexually active in the past six months
* Are not married
* Have not been living with a sexual or romantic partner for more than 6 months
* Be English speaking
* Reside within 20 miles of Providence, RI and plans to stay in the geographic area for the next 15 months
* Provide contact information for at least two verifiable locator persons

Exclusion Criteria

* Have DSM-IV diagnosis of drug abuse or dependence (other than nicotine, marijuana)
* Have DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Butler Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michael Stein, MD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael D Stein, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Butler Hospital

Locations

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Butler Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Caviness CM, Anderson BJ, Stein MD. Impact of Nicotine and Other Stimulants on Sleep in Young Adults. J Addict Med. 2019 May/Jun;13(3):209-214. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000481.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30461442 (View on PubMed)

Caviness CM, Anderson BJ, Stein MD. Energy drinks and alcohol-related risk among young adults. Subst Abus. 2017 Oct-Dec;38(4):376-381. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2017.1343217. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28622099 (View on PubMed)

Moitra E, Christopher PP, Anderson BJ, Stein MD. Coping-motivated marijuana use correlates with DSM-5 cannabis use disorder and psychological distress among emerging adults. Psychol Addict Behav. 2015 Sep;29(3):627-32. doi: 10.1037/adb0000083. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25915689 (View on PubMed)

Caviness CM, Tzilos G, Anderson BJ, Stein MD. Synthetic Cannabinoids: Use and Predictors in a Community Sample of Young Adults. Subst Abus. 2015;36(3):368-73. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2014.959151. Epub 2014 Sep 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25222129 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01AA020509

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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