MARS: Alcohol, Marijuana, and Risky Sex: Group Interventions With Detained Adolescents
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This research is studying behaviors that young people engage in that may place them at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted disease like HIV/AIDS, and what kind of educational program works best to reduce these risky behaviors.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
During baseline assessment, a computer questionnaire is administered, including questions about participants' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding sexual behavior, condom use, and drug use. A saliva sample is provided as well. A "Time-Line Follow-Back" is conducted, noting on which days certain activities occurred, such as sexual intercourse, alcohol use, marijuana use, and cigarette use. A urine sample is also collected in order to test for the STD's chlamydia and gonorrhea (if results are positive, we schedule a meeting with the participant to administer medication to treat the STD).
In the second session, a 3-hour interventional health class is held with groups of same-gender participants. There are 3 different health classes (one focusing just on sex risk reduction, one focusing on sex and alcohol risk reduction, and one focusing on sex, alcohol, and marijuana risk reduction); participants are randomly assigned to one.
Participants are contacted 3 months after the intervention, 6 months after, 9 months after, and 12 months after, in order to meet. These meetings entail completing another Time-Line Follow-Back and completing another questionnaire. At the final 12 month meeting, we collect another urine sample to again test for chlamydia and gonorrhea. As before, if results are positive, we schedule a meeting with the participant to administer medical treatment.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Active Comparator: Info-only sexual risk reduction Corresponding intervention gives information only on STDs/HIV |
Behavioral: INFORMATION-ONLY SEXUAL RISK REDUCTION (INFO-ONLY)
Intervention includes presentation of STD facts, safe sex activities, condom demonstration, video about sexual decision making, group discussion
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| Experimental: Sex plus alcohol risk reduction Corresponding intervention gives info focusing on sex and alcohol risk reduction only |
Behavioral: SEXUAL PLUS ALCOHOL RISK REDUCTION (SRRI+ETOH)
Intervention includes presentation of STD/alcohol facts, safe sex activities, condom demonstration, video about alcohol/sexual decision making, group discussion
Other Names:
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| Experimental: Sex + alcohol + marijuana risk reduction Corresponding intervention gives info on sex, alcohol, and marijuana risk reduction |
Behavioral: SEXUAL + ALCOHOL + MARIJUANA RISK REDUCTION
Intervention includes presentation of STD/alcohol/marijuana facts, safe sex activities, condom demonstration, video about alcohol/marijuana/sexual decision making, group discussion
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Time-Line Follow-Back [used at Baseline]
A Time-Line Follow-Back is a review of a recent 30-day period of the participant's life, wherein they note which days they engaged in any of the following activities: sexual intercourse, alcohol use, marijuana use, cigarette use. Further details are also provided, such as whether a condom was used, how many alcoholic drinks were consumed, etc.
- Time-Line Follow-Back [used at 3 months post-intervention]
A Time-Line Follow-Back is a review of a recent 30-day period of the participant's life, wherein they note which days they engaged in any of the following activities: sexual intercourse, alcohol use, marijuana use, cigarette use. Further details are also provided, such as whether a condom was used, how many alcoholic drinks were consumed, etc.
- Time-Line Follow-Back [used at 6 months post-intervention]
A Time-Line Follow-Back is a review of a recent 30-day period of the participant's life, wherein they note which days they engaged in any of the following activities: sexual intercourse, alcohol use, marijuana use, cigarette use. Further details are also provided, such as whether a condom was used, how many alcoholic drinks were consumed, etc.
- Time-Line Follow-Back [used at 9 months post-intervention]
A Time-Line Follow-Back is a review of a recent 30-day period of the participant's life, wherein they note which days they engaged in any of the following activities: sexual intercourse, alcohol use, marijuana use, cigarette use. Further details are also provided, such as whether a condom was used, how many alcoholic drinks were consumed, etc.
- Time-Line Follow-Back [used at 12 months post-intervention]
A Time-Line Follow-Back is a review of a recent 30-day period of the participant's life, wherein they note which days they engaged in any of the following activities: sexual intercourse, alcohol use, marijuana use, cigarette use. Further details are also provided, such as whether a condom was used, how many alcoholic drinks were consumed, etc.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Computer questionnaire [used at Baseline]
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
- Computer questionnaire [used at 3 months post-intervention]
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
- Computer questionnaire [used at 6 months post-intervention]
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
- Computer questionnaire [used at 9 months post-intervention]
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
- Computer questionnaire [used at 12 months post-intervention]
Questionnaire completed by participant assesses sexual activity/consequences/attitudes, alcohol use/consequences/attitudes, marijuana use/consequences/attitudes, cigarette use/consequences/attitudes, particularly within past few months
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Ages 14-18
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Involved in Juvenile Justice System (living in the Detention Center when recruited)
Exclusion Criteria:
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Currently taking anti-psychotics
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Involved in similar intervention-based study (2 similar studies being conducted simultaneously by this lab)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) | Albuquerque | New Mexico | United States | 87107 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of New Mexico
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- NIAAA RO1 AA013844-05
- R01AA013844-05