Skills for Talking About Cannabis for Families of Young Adults With Psychosis
This study is testing a new program called "Cannabis Conversation Skills for Families (CCSF)" to help family members of young adults with first-episode psychosis (FEP) who use cannabis. The goal is to teach communication skills that can help their loved ones consider reducing cannabis use, decrease family conflict, and improve understanding of when and how to discuss cannabis. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, have a loved one in treatment for FEP who has used cannabis in the last 30 days, and have regular contact with them. The researchers want to see if CCSF improves family communication, reduces family stress (caregiver burden), and lowers strong negative emotions (expressed emotion). The study is currently in an unclear status regarding recruitment.
- Study design
- This is a pilot randomized controlled trial with 40 family participants, comparing the CCSF intervention to usual care.
- What's involved
- The study involves measurements at the beginning and again at a 3-month follow-up.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 3 months after the intervention.
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Skills for Talking About Cannabis for Families of Young Adults With Psychosis
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Denise Walker, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Arizona State University
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What this trial measures
- Cannabis and psychosis knowledgebaseline, 3 month follow-up
Cannabis knowledge test. This measure does not use a scale; multiple choice items test understanding of cannabis products, consumption, and impacts. Higher scores indicate higher level of cannabis knowledge.
- Caregiver Burden Indexbaseline, 3 month follow-up
The CBI is a 24-item assessment of both objective (time away from work for caregiving) and subjective (psychological impact) burden of caregiving in a Likert-format scale (0-4) that measures five dimensions of caregiver burden: time dependence, developmental, physical, social, and emotional burden. Each sub scale ranges from 0 (low ) to 20 (high).
- Family Attitudes Scale (FAS)baseline, 3 month follow-up
The FAS is a 30-item self-report measure of expressed emotion (EE) using a Likert scale (e.g., 1 to 5); higher scores indicate more positive attitudes towards family dynamics, while lower scores suggests negative attitudes.
- Timeline Followback - Collateral version (TLFB-C)baseline, 3 month follow up
The TLFB will ask participants to complete a calendar for the past 30 days indicating the days they believe their YA-P used cannabis and other substances.
- Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI)baseline, post-treatment (6 week)
Participants will complete an audio-recorded encounter with a standardized patient who will remain in character as a YA-P who uses cannabis.