RecruitingPhase 2NCT07075081

Gii'Igoshimong: Sitting With Your First Family

The Protective Role of Ceremony Against Substance Use for American Indian Adults


Sponsor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Enrollment

300 participants

Start Date

Sep 9, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this randomized wait-list control study is to understand the relationship between ceremony and substance use (SU), SU risk (e.g., SU severity, depressive symptoms) and protective factors (e.g., spirituality, community support). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will adults enrolled in Gii'igoshimong show improved SU outcomes compared to those in control groups? * Will self-relevant processing networks activated during stimulus engagement increase from pre- to post- engagement in ceremony and at 6-month follow-up? Researchers will compare adults that complete Gii'igoshimong with those that do not complete Gii'igoshimong to see if health outcomes are different. After completing baseline assessments, participants will be randomized to complete Gii'igoshimong now (intervention) or after the participants have completed the 1 month and 6-month post assessments (waitlist control). All participants (intervention and waitlist control) within a cohort will complete 1 month and 6 month post assessments at the same time.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria7

  • Are 18 years of age or older,
  • Self-identify as Ojibwe/Anishinaabe/Chippewa,
  • Self-report using any kind of substances in the past 30 days,
  • Have no history of head injury with loss of consciousness,
  • Do not have a seizure disorder,
  • Do not currently have Type 2 Diabetes,
  • Are not currently pregnant

Exclusion Criteria7

  • Younger than18 years of age
  • Does not Self-identify as Ojibwe/Anishinaabe/Chippewa,
  • Does not self-report using any kind of substances in the past 30 days,
  • Has history of head injury with loss of consciousness,
  • Has Type 2 Diabetes,
  • Has a seizure disorder,
  • Currently pregnant

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Interventions

OTHERCeremony

Lifecourse ceremony led by Elders that used to be offered to everyone prior to colonization


Locations(1)

Great Lakes Hub

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

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