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Behavioral Intervention

eHealth Familias Unidas Primary Care for Substance Use

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Guillermo Prado, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by University of Miami
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 12 months, baseline to 24 months, baseline to 36 months
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether a Hispanic-specific eHealth intervention can help prevent drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and STIs among Hispanic youth in primary care.

Eligible Conditions
  • Risky Sexual Behaviors
  • Family Functioning
  • Substance Use

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 12 months, baseline to 24 months, baseline to 36 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 12 months, baseline to 24 months, baseline to 36 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in drug use
Change in incidence of sexually transmitted infection
Change in unprotected sexual behavior
Secondary outcome measures
Change in family functioning as assessed by the Parent Relationship with Peer Group
Change in family functioning as assessed by the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale
Change in family functioning as assessed by the Parenting Practices Questionnaire

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: eHealth Familias Unidas Primary CareExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
eHealth Familias Unidas consists of 12 sessions: eight (12 - 15 minute) "mock" parent sessions in Spanish and four (30 - 45 minute) online family sessions delivered in either Spanish and/or English.
Group II: Treatment as UsualActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in this condition will not receive an intervention.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
eHealth Familias Unidas Primary Care
2017
N/A
~460

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH
2,468 Previous Clinical Trials
2,618,893 Total Patients Enrolled
68 Trials studying Substance Use
37,926 Patients Enrolled for Substance Use
University of MiamiLead Sponsor
901 Previous Clinical Trials
409,530 Total Patients Enrolled
8 Trials studying Substance Use
2,069 Patients Enrolled for Substance Use
Guillermo Prado, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of Miami
1 Previous Clinical Trials
242 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Substance Use
242 Patients Enrolled for Substance Use

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any remaining vacancies for this experiment?

"As per the clinicaltrials.gov portal, this study has ceased recruiting new participants as of June 22nd 2021. Although, there are 26 other studies which remain open to enrollment. This particular trial was initiated on April 26th 2017."

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Does the protocol of this clinical trial incorporate individuals who are elderly?

"This clinical trial is open to individuals aged 12-17. Clinicialtrials.gov also lists 8 other trials for minors and 15 studies dedicated to seniors over 65 years old."

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What criteria determine the ideal candidates for this research endeavor?

"This clinical trial, which is looking to enrol 456 participants, requires those wishing to participate have a history of engaging in sexual risk behaviors and be between the age of tweleve and seventeen."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Florida
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
Ambulatory Care Center West Pediatrics at Jackson Memorial Hospital
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
~57 spots leftby Apr 2025