Partnering to Enhance Emerging Adults' Response to Programs

Alcohol Use, Unspecified Clinical Trial

— PEER  

Official title:

Partnering to Enhance Emerging Adults' Response to Programs (PEER)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06115252
• Other study ID #: R01AA030678
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2028

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: University of Rhode Island
• Contact: Karen Hudson, MCR
• Phone: 401-874-4239
• Email: hudsonk[@]uri.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 248
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2028
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2028
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 19 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• within the specified age range

• agree to be contacted for the 3, 6, and 12 month follow ups

• provide fully informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• left-handed

• evidence of brain injury/illness and/or neurological, neurodevelopmental disorder including psychosis and related medications (e.g., antipsychotics; neuroleptics)

• loss of consciousness = 2 minutes

• other fMRI contraindications (e.g., unremovable metal on/in body, pregnant)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Intervention

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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Rhode Island	University of Texas

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response to self-talk	Examine changes in brain activation (BOLD response) as a result of participant's own in-session language	Baseline
Primary	Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response to dyadic exchange	Examine changes in brain activation (BOLD response) as a result of participants' dyadic in-session language	Baseline
Primary	Pearson correlation of self-talk BOLD response percent signal change with youth health behavior assessed with the Timeline Followback	Association of brain response from Outcome 1 with Timeline Followback change over time	3-, 6-, and 12-months
Primary	Pearson correlation of dyadic exchange BOLD response percent signal change with youth health behavior assessed with the Timeline Followback	Association of brain response from Outcome 2 with Timeline Followback change over time	3-, 6-, and 12-months