NCT05370768

Parenting Mindfully Study II

Efficacy and Neurobiological Mechanisms of a Parenting-focused Mindfulness Intervention to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 269 (actual)
• Sponsor: George Mason University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will conduct a large Randomized Controlled Trial to test effects of a parenting mindfully (PM) intervention versus a parent education (PE) intervention for highly stressed parents of adolescents.

Detailed description

Parents of early adolescents who report experiencing stress will be randomly assigned to receive the 8 week PM or PE intervention. Before, during, and after the interventions, and at 6 month, 1 year, and 2 year follow-ups (into middle adolescence), the researchers will collect questionnaire, interview, and biological measures of parent stress, parenting, and adolescent substance use and psychological symptoms. At pre- and post-intervention, observed parenting and stress reactivity will be measured in a parent-adolescent interaction task. Some mothers will also complete fMRI sessions at pre- and post- examining emotion-related neurobiological mechanisms.

Conditions

• Adolescent Substance Use
• Adolescent Psychological Symptoms
• Parent Stress
• Parenting

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Parenting Mindfully Intervention	Includes meditation and using meditation and mindfulness in everyday life and in parenting interactions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-01
• Primary completion: 2027-05-31
• Completion: 2027-05-31
• First posted: 2022-05-12
• Last updated: 2025-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States