Trial Outcomes & Findings for Feasibility Study of a Web-based Program to Help Parents of Middle School Students Effectively Communicate With Their Children About Substance Use (NCT NCT05900115)
NCT ID: NCT05900115
Last Updated: 2024-10-23
Results Overview
Parent-child communication quality will be adapted from the 16-item Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS; Barnes \& Olson, 1985; Prado et al., 2007; α = .85). Participants are asked to indicate on a 4-point scale (1=strongly disagree; 2=disagree; 3=agree; 4=strongly agree) the extent to which they agree with a series of 16 statements (e.g., I can discuss my beliefs with my child without feeling embarrassed). Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Responses on the items were averaged together.
Recruitment status
COMPLETED
Study phase
NA
Target enrollment
576 participants
Primary outcome timeframe
Baseline and Week 4
Results posted on
2024-10-23
Participant Flow
The number of participants in the Participant Flow data table represent the number of individual participants.
Participant milestones
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Overall Study
STARTED
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304
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272
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Overall Study
Completed Pretest
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206
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188
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
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175
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174
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
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129
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98
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Reasons for withdrawal
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
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129
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98
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Baseline Characteristics
Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
Baseline characteristics by cohort
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=206 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
n=188 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Total
n=394 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
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Age, Continuous
Parent
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43.19 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.26 • n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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40.85 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.76 • n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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42.08 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.11 • n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Age, Continuous
Child
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12.64 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.14 • n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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12.66 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.36 • n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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12.65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.24 • n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Parent · Woman/Girl
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52 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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52 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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104 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Parent · Man/Boy
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50 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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41 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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91 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Parent · Nonbinary
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1 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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1 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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2 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Parent · Missing
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0 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Child · Woman/Girl
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46 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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43 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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89 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Child · Man/Boy
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56 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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48 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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104 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Child · Nonbinary
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0 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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2 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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2 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Child · Missing
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1 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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1 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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2 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Parent · Hispanic or Latino
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13 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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10 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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23 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Parent · Not Hispanic or Latino
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82 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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78 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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160 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Parent · Unknown or Not Reported
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8 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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6 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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14 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Child · Hispanic or Latino
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25 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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19 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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44 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Child · Not Hispanic or Latino
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78 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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74 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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152 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Child · Unknown or Not Reported
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0 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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1 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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1 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Parent · American Indian or Alaska Native
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0 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Parent · Asian
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2 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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2 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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4 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Parent · Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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0 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Parent · Black or African American
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20 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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14 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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34 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Parent · White
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69 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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65 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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134 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Parent · More than one race
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3 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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5 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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8 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Parent · Unknown or Not Reported
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9 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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8 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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17 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Child · American Indian or Alaska Native
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1 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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1 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Child · Asian
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3 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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2 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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5 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Child · Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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0 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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0 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Child · Black or African American
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15 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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14 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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29 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Child · White
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70 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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62 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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132 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Child · More than one race
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11 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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14 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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25 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Child · Unknown or Not Reported
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3 Participants
n=103 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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2 Participants
n=94 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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5 Participants
n=197 Participants • Intervention group included 206 participants (103 parents and 103 children). The control group included 188 participants (94 parents and 94 children).
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Region of Enrollment
United States
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206 Participants
n=206 Participants
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188 Participants
n=188 Participants
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394 Participants
n=394 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing data for any independent or dependent variables, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Parent-child communication quality will be adapted from the 16-item Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS; Barnes \& Olson, 1985; Prado et al., 2007; α = .85). Participants are asked to indicate on a 4-point scale (1=strongly disagree; 2=disagree; 3=agree; 4=strongly agree) the extent to which they agree with a series of 16 statements (e.g., I can discuss my beliefs with my child without feeling embarrassed). Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Responses on the items were averaged together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=74 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
n=78 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Parent Report of Parent-child Communication Quality at Week 4
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3.12 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.03
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3.11 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.03
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing data for any independent or dependent variables, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Parent-child communication quality will be adapted from the 16-item Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS; Barnes \& Olson, 1985; Prado et al., 2007; α = .85). Participants are asked to indicate on a 4-point scale (1=strongly disagree; 2=disagree; 3=agree; 4=strongly agree) the extent to which they agree with a series of 16 statements (e.g., I can discuss my beliefs with my parent without feeling embarrassed). Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Responses were averaged together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=70 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
|
Active Control Program
n=78 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Child Report of Parent-child Communication Quality at Week 4
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2.97 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.04
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2.95 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.04
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing any data on any covariates, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Parent-child communication behaviors about substance use will be assessed by asking a series of 5 questions to assess the frequency of parent-child communication about alcohol, tobacco, vaping, marijuana, and prescription drugs (e.g., How much have you talked with your child about alcohol use?; 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1=Never to 5=Extremely Much). Adapted from adapted from Miller-Day \& Kam (2010). Higher values indicate a better outcome. Responses were averaged together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=102 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
n=93 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Parent Report of Parent-child Substance Use Communication Frequency at Week 4
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4.00 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.08
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3.87 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.09
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing data for any independent or dependent variables, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Parent-child communication behaviors about substance use will be assessed by asking a series of 5 questions to assess the frequency of parent-child communication about alcohol, tobacco, vaping, marijuana, and prescription drugs (e.g., How much has your parent talked with you about alcohol use?; 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1=Never to 5=Extremely Much). Adapted from adapted from Miller-Day \& Kam (2010). Higher values indicate a better outcome. Responses were averaged together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=70 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
n=78 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Child Report of Parent-child Substance Use Communication Frequency at Week 4
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3.66 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.09
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3.60 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.09
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing any data on any covariates, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Parents' use of active media mediation strategies will be assessed using an adapted version of the Perceived Parental Media Mediation Scale (Valkenberg et al., 2013). The scale consists of four items (e.g., How often do you tell your child that what they see in media (like movies/TV, commercials, social media, and online content like YouTube) is different than real life?) measured on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1=Never; 2=almost never; 3=sometimes; 4=often; 5=very often). Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Responses were averaged together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=102 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
n=93 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Parent Report of Parental Active Media Mediation at Week 4
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3.74 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.09
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3.42 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.09
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing any data on any covariates, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Child report of parent's use of active media mediation strategies will be assessed using an adapted version of the Perceived Parental Media Mediation Scale (Valkenberg et al., 2013). Child report of parent use of active media mediation strategies will be assessed using an adapted version of the Perceived Parental Media Mediation Scale (Valkenberg et al., 2013). The scale consists of four items (e.g., How often do your parents tell you that what they see in media (like movies/TV, commercials, social media, and online content like YouTube) is different than real life?) measured on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1=Never; 2=almost never; 3=sometimes; 4=often; 5=very often). Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Responses were averaged together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=102 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
|
Active Control Program
n=93 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Child Report of Parental Active Media Mediation at Week 4
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3.27 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.10
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3.46 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.10
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing any data on any covariates, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Parents' use of restrictive media mediation strategies will be assessed using an adapted version of the Perceived Parental Media Mediation Scale (Valkenberg et al., 2013).The scale consists of four items (e.g., How often do you limit the amount of your child's screen time (watching shows, going online, playing video games, or using social media?) measured on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1=never; 2=almost never; 3=sometimes; 4=often; 5=very often). Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Responses were averaged together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=102 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
|
Active Control Program
n=93 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Parent Report of Parental Restrictive Media Mediation at Week 4
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3.38 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.08
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3.36 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.08
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing any data on any covariates, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Child report of parent's use of restrictive media mediation strategies will be assessed using an adapted version of the Perceived Parental Media Mediation Scale (Valkenberg et al., 2013). The scale consists of four items (e.g., How often do your parents tell you that you are not allowed to watch certain TV shows or movies because they are meant for adults?) measured on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1=never; 2=almost never; 3=sometimes; 4=often; 5=very often). Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Responses were averaged together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=102 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
n=93 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Child Report of Parental Restrictive Media Mediation at Week 4
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3.15 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.09
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3.23 score on a scale
Standard Error 0.09
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: Analyses were conducted using observed data instead of imputed.
Substance use intentions will be assessed by asking "During the next year, do you think you will drink alcohol" (4-point scale; 1=I definitely will not; 2=I probably will not; 3=I probably will; 4=I definitely will; higher scores indicate a worse outcome). Questions will also be asked for use of tobacco, vape, marijuana, and prescription drugs without a prescription, for a total of 5 questions. Responses were averaged together and then dichotomized. Any participant with a mean of one ("I definitely will not") was rescored as "0" (no intentions) and any participant with a mean greater than one was rescored as "1" (any intentions). A rescored value of "1" indicated a worse outcome. Outcome measure type ("number") indicates the percentage of people who had a rescored value of "1" ("any intentions").
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=71 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
n=78 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Child Substance Use Intentions at Week 4
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22.54 percentage of participants with "1"
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29.49 percentage of participants with "1"
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 4Population: If a participant was missing any data on any covariates, they were not included in the outcome analyses.
Willingness to use substances will be assessed by asking "Suppose you were with a group of kids and they were drinking alcohol. How willing would you be to have a drink?" (4-point scale; 1=very unwilling; 2=unwilling; 3=willing; 4=very willing). Questions will also be asked for smoking, vaping, marijuana, and taking prescription drugs without a prescription. A total of 5 question will be asked, one for each substance type. Higher scores indicate a worse outcome. Responses were averaged.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Web-based Intervention
n=102 Participants
The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
Media Ready Parent: The intervention is a web-based resource that provides parents with media literacy and media mediation skills, knowledge about adolescent development and substance use, and practice in high quality parent-child communication.
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Active Control Program
n=93 Participants
The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
Active Control Program: The active control is a web-based resource that contains PDFs of medically accurate information about adolescent substance use.
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Change From Baseline in Child Willingness to Use Substances at Week 4
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1.26 score on a scale
Standard Error .04
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1.26 score on a scale
Standard Error .04
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Adverse Events
Web-based Intervention
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Active Control Program
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Serious adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Other adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Additional Information
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
- Publication restrictions are in place