PEER: Partnering to Enhance Emerging Adults' Response to Programs
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial (CT) is to learn more about emerging adults' and their peers. Here, we will see how co-participating with a peer in health program might impact brain and behavior change over time.
Eligible youth will be invited to come in for a "Participation Day," during which they and a peer will independently complete questionnaires. With a peer, they will then complete a short health program, and undergo a brain scan (fMRI) while completing activities. Our study team will reach out to each participant individually again 3, 6, and 12 months later to learn about health behaviors over time.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Motivational Interviewing (MI)
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Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Motivational interviewing with peer dyads starts with an open-ended exploration of the dyad's hazardous drinking behavior via personal stories about alcohol use. It includes a values clarification task and age-matched norms along with personalized feedback regarding the dyad's alcohol use. The goal of the session is to engage the dyad in a thoughtful conversation about drinking and the implications it may have on their lives, with an eye to bolstering and supporting inherent drive for behavior change.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response to self-talk [Baseline]
Examine changes in brain activation (BOLD response) as a result of participant's own in-session language
- Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response to dyadic exchange [Baseline]
Examine changes in brain activation (BOLD response) as a result of participants' dyadic in-session language
- Pearson correlation of self-talk BOLD response percent signal change with youth health behavior assessed with the Timeline Followback [3-, 6-, and 12-months]
Association of brain response from Outcome 1 with Timeline Followback change over time
- Pearson correlation of dyadic exchange BOLD response percent signal change with youth health behavior assessed with the Timeline Followback [3-, 6-, and 12-months]
Association of brain response from Outcome 2 with Timeline Followback change over time
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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within the specified age range
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agree to be contacted for the 3, 6, and 12 month follow ups
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provide fully informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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left-handed
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evidence of brain injury/illness and/or neurological, neurodevelopmental disorder including psychosis and related medications (e.g., antipsychotics; neuroleptics)
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loss of consciousness ≥ 2 minutes
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other fMRI contraindications (e.g., unremovable metal on/in body, pregnant)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Texas
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- R01AA030678