Parentinge-ParentingNCT02718508
An e-Parenting Skills Intervention to Decrease Injured Adolescents' Alcohol Use
A study testing eParenting in people with Parenting and Alcohol Drinking, run by Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The objective of this trial is to test feasibility and acceptability of an e-parenting skills intervention with parents of injured adolescent alcohol users (12-17 years old) as compared to standard care at three pediatric trauma centers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 17 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Parenting, Alcohol Drinking
- What is being tested?
- eParenting
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 36 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Sep 2015to Feb 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 17 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- adolescents, age 12-17, admitted to the trauma service
- medically stable
- a positive CRAFFT screen or lab screen for alcohol use or drug use
- ability to assent to study and have one parent consent
- adolescent and parent are English speaking
Who cannot join
- the adolescent is cognitively or emotionally unable to participate as determined by a trauma clinician
- the adolescent is suspected by the clinical staff of being a victim of child abuse (and referred to child protective services)
- the adolescent is being evaluated following a suicide attempt
- prior to admission, the adolescent is being treated for an alcohol or drug dependency
- adolescent is currently incarcerated
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903
About this study
The objective of this trial is to test feasibility and acceptability of an e-parenting skills intervention with parents of injured adolescent alcohol users (12-17 years old) as compared to standard care at three pediatric trauma centers. To examine these questions, the investigators will randomly assign adolescent and parent dyads (up to 75) to one of two groups. One group will continue to receive the institutional standard care of a brief alcohol intervention delivered by clinical staff to the adolescent with no parenting skills intervention. The second group will continue to receive the same institutional standard care plus the parent will receive an e-parenting skills intervention consisting of: the online parent training program, Parenting Wisely(PW), plus text messaging and a web-based message board. Study participants will be injured adolescents, 12-17 years old, admitted to the inpatient service of the trauma center, and with a positive CRAFFT (mnemonic acronym of first letters of key words in the screening tool) screen for alcohol use. Adolescents' alcohol use will be measured at study enrollment and at 3 and 6 months after discharge. Adolescents' alcohol related negative consequences will be measured at study enrollment for the 6 months prior to hospitalization and again at 6 months after hospital discharge. Parenting skills will also be assessed at 3 and 6 months.
Read the detailed description
This study seeks to test the feasibility and acceptability of an e-parenting skills intervention at three pediatric trauma centers. The investigators will randomize up to 75 dyads of injured adolescents (12-17 years old) who screen positive for alcohol use and their parent to receive either standard trauma center care (a brief intervention with the adolescent) or standard trauma center care (a brief intervention with the adolescent) plus an e-parenting skills intervention consisting of a computerized intervention for parent skill building, a series of text messages and a web-based message board. The primary aim of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of conducting the e-parenting intervention protocol across three pediatric trauma centers in preparation for a larger fully power trial. The central hypothesis for our future fully powered randomized control trial is that adolescents whose parents receive the e-parenting skills intervention will decrease their alcohol use and alcohol-related negative consequences over the 6 months following the intervention more than adolescents who receive only standard trauma center care. Therefore, a secondary aim of this proposal is to calculate a preliminary effect size that could be used, along with other relevant data, such as the acceptability data and findings in the literature, to calculate sample size in a future fully powered randomized control trial. The investigators will also examine adolescent's conjoint use of marijuana. This project advances translational research in collecting preliminary data on an e-parenting skills intervention that can be easily adopted with high fidelity across pediatric trauma centers. Its findings have the potential to directly impact best clinical practices for intervening with alcohol using injured adolescents
- Conditions
- Parenting, Alcohol Drinking
- Being tested
- eParenting
- Medical subject headings
- Alcohol Drinking
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
eParentingBehavioural
The second group will continue to receive the same institutional standard care plus the parent will receive an e-parenting skills intervention consisting of: the online parent training program, Parenting Wisely (PW), plus text messaging and a web-based message board.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Care | No intervention | All enrolled adolescents will continue to receive standard trauma center care, a brief intervention during their hospitalization by a trauma center social worker which is required by institutional policy. |
| Standard Care plus e-Parenting Group | Experimental | The second group will continue to receive the same institutional standard care plus the parent will receive an e-parenting skills intervention consisting of: the online parent training program, Parenting Wisely (PW), plus text messaging and a web-based message board. Receives: Behavioral: eParenting |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Feasibility and Acceptability of an e-Parenting Skills Intervention
Feasibility will be measured by parent data (number of Parenting Wisely logins and activities completed). Acceptability will be measured by the Systems Usability Scale (SUS) which rates parent ease of use of the program and the Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) which rates level of parent satisfaction with treatment delivery and ability to manage child's behavior.
Measured: Up to 3 months
Secondary outcomes (3)
Effects on Alcohol Use as assessed by Adolescent Drug Questionnaire (ADQ).
Alcohol use will be measured by Adolescent Drug Questionnaire (number of drinking days and heavy drinking days in the past 3 months) among teen participants.
Measured: Up to 6 months
Effects on Drug use as assessed by Drug Use Questionnaire (DUQ).
Drug use will be measured by Drug Use Questionnaire (number of days in the past 3 months teen participants used nicotine, marijuana, cocaine and other drugs).
Measured: Up to 6 months
Effects on Alcohol and Drug Related Problems as assessed by Add Health measures.
Alcohol and drug related problems will be measured by the 9 questions from the Add Health survey (frequency of psychosocial and health consequences associated with alcohol and drug use over the prior 3 month period).
Measured: Up to 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Mar 2016 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2015
- Primary completionAug 2017
- Study completionFeb 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ParentingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH, Rhode Island Hospital
- Investigators
- Michael J Mello, MD, MPH, Principal investigator, Rhode Island Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02718508
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1R21AA024185-01
- Acronym
- e-Parenting
- Status last verified
- Apr 2018
- First submitted
- 2 Mar 2016
- Last updated
- 11 Apr 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Apr 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- An e-Parenting Skills Intervention to Decrease Injured Adolescents' Alcohol Use
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02718508
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- e-Parenting / 1R21AA024185-01
- Conditions
- Parenting, Alcohol Drinking
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Michael J. Mello, MD, MPHUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh
- Study start
- Sep 2015 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Aug 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Mar 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The objective of this trial is to test feasibility and acceptability of an e-parenting skills intervention with parents of injured adolescent alcohol users (12-17 years old) as compared to standard care at three pediatric trauma centers. To examine these questions, the investigators will randomly assign adolescent and parent dyads (up to 75) to one of two groups. One group will continue to receive the institutional standard care of a brief alcohol intervention delivered by clinical staff to the adolescent with no parenting skills intervention. The second group will continue to receive the same institutional standard care plus the parent will receive an e-parenting skills intervention consisting of: the online parent training program, Parenting Wisely(PW), plus text messaging and a web-based message board. Study participants will be injured adolescents, 12-17 years old, admitted to the inpatient service of the trauma center, and with a positive CRAFFT (mnemonic acronym of first letters of key words in the screening tool) screen for alcohol use. Adolescents' alcohol use will be measured at study enrollment and at 3 and 6 months after discharge. Adolescents' alcohol related negative consequences will be measured at study enrollment for the 6 months prior to hospitalization and again at 6 months after hospital discharge. Parenting skills will also be assessed at 3 and 6 months.
Detailed description
This study seeks to test the feasibility and acceptability of an e-parenting skills intervention at three pediatric trauma centers. The investigators will randomize up to 75 dyads of injured adolescents (12-17 years old) who screen positive for alcohol use and their parent to receive either standard trauma center care (a brief intervention with the adolescent) or standard trauma center care (a brief intervention with the adolescent) plus an e-parenting skills intervention consisting of a computerized intervention for parent skill building, a series of text messages and a web-based message board. The primary aim of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of conducting the e-parenting intervention protocol across three pediatric trauma centers in preparation for a larger fully power trial. The central hypothesis for our future fully powered randomized control trial is that adolescents whose parents receive the e-parenting skills intervention will decrease their alcohol use and alcohol-related negative consequences over the 6 months following the intervention more than adolescents who receive only standard trauma center care. Therefore, a secondary aim of this proposal is to calculate a preliminary effect size that could be used, along with other relevant data, such as the acceptability data and findings in the literature, to calculate sample size in a future fully powered randomized control trial. The investigators will also examine adolescent's conjoint use of marijuana. This project advances translational research in collecting preliminary data on an e-parenting skills intervention that can be easily adopted with high fidelity across pediatric trauma centers. Its findings have the potential to directly impact best clinical practices for intervening with alcohol using injured adolescents
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Care | No intervention | –All enrolled adolescents will continue to receive standard trauma center care, a brief intervention during their hospitalization by a trauma center social worker which is required by institutional policy. |
| Standard Care plus e-Parenting Group | Experimental | Behavioral: eParentingThe second group will continue to receive the same institutional standard care plus the parent will receive an e-parenting skills intervention consisting of: the online parent training program, Parenting Wisely (PW), plus text messaging and a web-based message board. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- adolescents, age 12-17, admitted to the trauma service
- medically stable
- a positive CRAFFT screen or lab screen for alcohol use or drug use
- ability to assent to study and have one parent consent
- adolescent and parent are English speaking
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- the adolescent is cognitively or emotionally unable to participate as determined by a trauma clinician
- the adolescent is suspected by the clinical staff of being a victim of child abuse (and referred to child protective services)
- the adolescent is being evaluated following a suicide attempt
- prior to admission, the adolescent is being treated for an alcohol or drug dependency
- adolescent is currently incarcerated
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| eParentingThe second group will continue to receive the same institutional standard care plus the parent will receive an e-parenting skills intervention consisting of: the online parent training program, Parenting Wisely (PW), plus text messaging and a web-based message board. | Behavioural | Standard Care plus e-Parenting Group |
Primary outcome
Feasibility and Acceptability of an e-Parenting Skills Intervention
Time frame: Up to 3 months
Feasibility will be measured by parent data (number of Parenting Wisely logins and activities completed). Acceptability will be measured by the Systems Usability Scale (SUS) which rates parent ease of use of the program and the Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) which rates level of parent satisfaction with treatment delivery and ability to manage child's behavior.
3 secondary outcomes
Effects on Alcohol Use as assessed by Adolescent Drug Questionnaire (ADQ).
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Effects on Drug use as assessed by Drug Use Questionnaire (DUQ).
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Effects on Alcohol and Drug Related Problems as assessed by Add Health measures.
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Apr 2018.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Michael J Mello, MD, MPH principal investigator
Rhode Island Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing eParenting in people with Parenting and Alcohol Drinking, run by Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Apr 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Feasibility and Acceptability of an e-Parenting Skills Intervention (time frame: Up to 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Apr 2018.