Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?Entertainment media commonly depict SU, and youth exposure to media SU is linked to youth initiation and progression of SU behavior. Parenting practices reduce exposure to and may mitigate risk associated with media depictions of SU, thus this research proposal will build upon current understanding of effective media parenting with the end goal of developing and testing a media parenting intervention designed to reduce youth risk for SU.
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for English-reading parents with internet and smartphone access, who have at least one child in middle school living with them. It aims to help these parents use media parenting techniques to prevent substance abuse in their children.Inclusion Criteria
I have internet and a smartphone for online group participation.
You must have the ability to read and understand English at a 6th grade level.
I have a child in middle school living with me.
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Participant Groups
The study tests a new intervention called T.E.C.H. Parenting against general positive parenting advice. The goal is to see if specific media-related parenting strategies can reduce the risk of kids starting or escalating substance use.
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Intervention Arm - T.E.C.H. ParentingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Intervention Arm participants will enroll in a web-based psychoeducational group (15 parents per group across 4 groups). Participants will receive psychoeducational information on media parenting, and they will be invited to participate in an online group discussion board to share their experiences with other parents in the intervention. In weeks 2-5, participants will learn about 4 domains of media parenting: 1) Talk to your child about media; 2) Educate your child about media-related risks; 3) Co-View/Co-Use media and technology actively with your child; and 4) establish House rules for media usage. Week 6 will review information and provide an "expert clinician" to support parent problem solving. Participants will receive 2-3 weekly push messages via text messaging prompting practice of skills learned in the group setting. Participants will be assessed at baseline, immediately following the 6 week intervention, and 3 months after the intervention is completed.
Group II: Control Arm - General Positive ParentingActive Control1 Intervention
The Control Arm of the RCT is the attention control group. These participants will enroll in a web-based psychoeducational group (four groups of 15 parents each). They will receive 6 weeks of online psychoeducational material, including 2-3 push messages prompting skill practice. Parents will have access to an online discussion board to share experiences with other parents. This group will match the intervention arm of the study in number of study staff contacts, time of start/duration of the group, peer support, and availability of a professional in week six for consultation on parenting issues. Control participants will not receive information on media parenting. Participants in this group will be assessed at baseline, immediately following the six-week intervention period, and 3 months after intervention completion. Participants will be asked about exposure to TECH Parenting content at baseline and follow up to address potential contamination effects across study arms.
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University of FloridaGainesville, FL
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of FloridaLead Sponsor
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)Collaborator