Effectiveness of a school model for the integral prevention of risk behaviors: a cluster-randomised trial

A four-arm, cluster-randomised study to evaluate the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to prevent risk behaviors in Mexican students through the development of social skills in children and positive parenting in their caregivers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11345846

Enrollment

378

Registered

2017-11-22

Start date

2015-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-12-18

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Conditions

Conduct disorders prevention Mental and Behavioural Disorders Conduct disorders

Interventions

The four participating schools were randomly assigned to four conditions: 1. Dejando Huellitas en tu vida (Huellitas) (Making trails in your life)/Huellitas): a social skills program for children, ad

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For caregivers (parent or person who spends the most time taking care of the child): 1. At least 18 years old 2. Spend time with the child on a regular basis 3. Accept to participate 4. Complete the pre-test assessment For children: 1. In 2nd, 4th or 5th grade of primary school 2. Have an authorization by the legal caregiver to participate in the study 3. Accept to participate 4. At least one of his/her caregivers accepts to participate in the study 5. Complete the pre-test assessment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Children's problematic behavior, measured with the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6-18 (CBCL/6-18; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). A self-report questionnaire completed by caregivers. Measured at baseline with three follow-up assessments: one post-treatment assessment at the end of the 12 weeks treatment phase, a first follow-up assessment at 24 weeks after randomization (Follow-Up 1) and a second follow-up (Follow-up 2) 36 weeks after randomization.	—

Measure

Time frame

Children's problematic behavior, measured with the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6-18 (CBCL/6-18; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). A self-report questionnaire completed by caregivers. Measured at baseline with three follow-up assessments: one post-treatment assessment at the end of the 12 weeks treatment phase, a first follow-up assessment at 24 weeks after randomization (Follow-Up 1) and a second follow-up (Follow-up 2) 36 weeks after randomization.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Children's social skills, measured with the Social Skills Questionnaire for Girls and Boys (Villatoro et al., 2011), which measures resistance to social pressure, assertiveness, autonomy, mediation, self acceptance, self image, bullying, tolerance to failure, consistency in activities, and persistence. 2. Parenting practices (Amador 2014): five different scales were used to inquire about positive involvement, promoting development of new skills, effective discipline, supervision, and problem solving Measured at baseline with three follow-up assessments: one post-treatment assessment at the end of the 12 weeks treatment phase, a first follow-up assessment at 24 weeks after randomization (Follow-Up 1) and a second follow-up (Follow-up 2) 36 weeks after randomization.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Children's social skills, measured with the Social Skills Questionnaire for Girls and Boys (Villatoro et al., 2011), which measures resistance to social pressure, assertiveness, autonomy, mediation, self acceptance, self image, bullying, tolerance to failure, consistency in activities, and persistence. 2. Parenting practices (Amador 2014): five different scales were used to inquire about positive involvement, promoting development of new skills, effective discipline, supervision, and problem solving Measured at baseline with three follow-up assessments: one post-treatment assessment at the end of the 12 weeks treatment phase, a first follow-up assessment at 24 weeks after randomization (Follow-Up 1) and a second follow-up (Follow-up 2) 36 weeks after randomization.

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Countries

Mexico

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026