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The purpose of this study is to adapt a racial-specific parent-child substance use education intervention for Black families in Paterson and East Orange, New Jersey which can promote family bonding, communication, and supervision, as well as acknowledging racial and ethnic specific norms, values, and pride. The adaptation of this intervention will be designed based on the needs of Black parents and their children and direct input from them as stakeholders.


Clinical Trial Description

The study is a formative qualitative study design with the intention of using findings for the adaptation and evidence-based intervention. Study Approach: Using the ADAPT-ITT approach, we seek to first consult with Black families and stakeholders in cities that include a large population of Black people in Paterson and East Orange, New Jersey such as to understand their unique challenges in discussing substance use with their children while also seeking their guidance on the development of a racial specific substance use parent-child intervention. The investigator will use a proactive rather than a reactive approach to recruit study participants. A proactive approach brings project staff into direct contact with potential participants. This typically involves face-to-face contact with community leaders and organizations, as well as recruitment presentations and meetings in the community. Aim 1: Collect qualitative data from Black parents and youth between the ages of 10-17 years from (n=20) parent-child dyads on the challenges, barriers, and facilitators to communicating about substance use. Recruitment will take place with partnership of community-based organizations and supportive family programs. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with adolescents and their parents to solicit their perspectives on identifiable strategies that have worked to discuss substance use within their family, barriers and facilitators to effective prevention programs, and specific community and cultural norms regarding youth substance use. Interviews will be conducted separately where youth will be included in one focus group and interview and parents will be in a separate focus group and interview. This is done to allow for youth and parents to feel comfortable in sharing challenges pertaining to substance use prevention education. Aim 2: Adapt a family and community-based substance use prevention intervention for Black youth and families in Paterson and East Orange, NJ. Using the ADAPT-ITT implementation framework, Phase 1 and 2 which include a family and community advisory board (consisting of three parent-child dyads and 3 community leaders) will be developed to guide the adaptation of the intervention. The proposed adapted intervention will build upon evidence-based parent-adolescent interventions such as the Strong African American Families-Teen (SAAF-T) and The Family Check Up. Aim 2a: Phase 3 of ADAPT-ITT includes theater testing involving the family and community advisory board which will be responsible in reviewing the adapted interventions and providing feedback. ;


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NCT number NCT05455203
Study type Interventional
Source Yale University
Contact Ijeoma Opara, PhD LMSW MPH
Phone 908-494-3493
Email ijeoma.opara@yale.edu
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 2024
Completion date October 2024

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