Adolescent substance use prevention

Substance use prevention program on special education schools

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14512228

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-26

Start date

2011-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-01-17

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Conditions

Adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities, attending special secondary needs schools. Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The program “Prepared on time”, developed as a prevention program based on the ASE model, was originally used in the 5th and 6th grade of primary schools. This study was a pilot study among 73 student

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 12 - 16 2. Attending Dutch Special needs school, first or second class 3. IQ levels between 50 and 70 according to ICD-10 criteria measured by regular intelligence tests 4. Sufficient communication skills and ability to respond using Likert Scale categories

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Alcohol use (lifetime prevalence and onset). Students are asked to indicate retrospectively, how many standard units they consumed in one drinking occasion. 2. Tobacco use (lifetime prevalence and onset). Both measured with a self-report questionnaire at baseline. 3. Basic socio-demographic information will be available through a teacher-reported and student-reported questionnaire at baseline. 4. Behavioural determinants (Alcohol and tobacco knowledge; Attitude; Modelling; Social Pressure; Intention) were measured at baseline and three weeks after working with the program (follow-up questionnaire). In the first week, both the experimental group and the control group were asked to complete a questionnaire. Two weeks after completing the first questionnaire, participants in the experimental group were enrolled in the program. Three weeks after working with the program, both groups completed the follow-up questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Alcohol use (lifetime prevalence and onset). Students are asked to indicate retrospectively, how many standard units they consumed in one drinking occasion. 2. Tobacco use (lifetime prevalence and onset). Both measured with a self-report questionnaire at baseline. 3. Basic socio-demographic information will be available through a teacher-reported and student-reported questionnaire at baseline. 4. Behavioural determinants (Alcohol and tobacco knowledge; Attitude; Modelling; Social Pressure; Intention) were measured at baseline and three weeks after working with the program (follow-up questionnaire). In the first week, both the experimental group and the control group were asked to complete a questionnaire. Two weeks after completing the first questionnaire, participants in the experimental group were enrolled in the program. Three weeks after working with the program, both groups completed the follow-up questionnaire.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility of the e-learning program by asking participants’ experiences working with the program (11 questions in the follow-up questionnaire), measured 3 weeks after completion of the e-learning program.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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