Alcohol Drinking
Conditions
Keywords
Adolescence, Alcohol use, High school
Brief summary
High schools High on life' intervention is a high school-based, multi-component intervention guided by theory, evidence, and empirical findings to reduce excessive drinking among Danish high school students. The study will employ a cluster-randomized controlled study design: investigators plan to include a random sample of at least 12 high schools randomly 1:1 allocated to either intervention or control group. Timeline: Baseline data will be obtained from the Danish National Youth Study 2019, collected in January to March 2019. Delivery of intervention: August 2019 to January 2020. Follow-up survey: April to May 2020. Primary outcome measure: mean number of binge-drinking episodes within the last 30 days. Secondary outcome measures: weekly alcohol consumption, alcohol intake at last school party, alcohol intake at the school during last school party, number of students that agrees that they are able to have fun at a party without drinking, and the proportion of students that think alcohol plays a too dominant part at the school. Implementation will be monitored thorough process evaluation.
Detailed description
High schools High on life' intervention is a high school-based, multi-component intervention guided by theory, evidence, and empirical findings to reduce excessive drinking among Danish high school students. The study will employ a cluster-randomized controlled study design: based on sample size calculations investigators plan to include a random sample of at least 12 high schools randomly 1:1 allocated to either intervention or control group. Timeline: Baseline data will be obtained from the Danish National Youth Study 2019, collected in January to March 2019. Delivery of intervention: August 2019 to January 2020. Follow-up survey: April to May 2020. Primary outcome measure: mean number of binge-drinking episodes within the last 30 days. Secondary outcome measures: weekly alcohol consumption, alcohol intake at last school party, alcohol intake at the school during last school party, number of students that agrees that they are able to have fun at a party without drinking, and the proportion of students that think alcohol plays a too dominant part at the school. Implementation will be monitored thorough process evaluation.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHigh schools High on Life
The intervention consist of three main components. Environmental factors of the school environment The component targeting the high school environment consisted of two separate elements: * Revision of school alcohol policy * Appointment of coordinator(s) of student committees organizing events, where alcohol is sold, and student introduction committee. Student component The Student components consisted of three main elements: * Online education for the student committees organizing events where alcohol is sold and the student introduction committee * Pocket movie campaign competition * Social norms campaign Parent component The parent component consisted of three separate elements: * Parent Information Meeting * Parent Information Folder * Parent Information Website
Sponsors
Danish Cancer Society
University of Southern Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The study will employ a cluster-randomized controlled study design: investigators plan to include a random sample of at least 12 high schools randomly 1:1 allocated to either intervention or control group.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Enrolled in High school that participate in The Danish National Youth Study 2019 * General High Schools
Exclusion criteria
* non General High schools students * non participation in The Danish National Youth Study 2019
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mean number of binge drinking occasions within the last 30 days | 12 months | 30% lower number of binge drinking occasions within the last 30 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion that think alcohol play a too dominant part at the school | 12 months | Proportion who think alcohol play a too dominant part at the school |
| Weekly alcohol consumption | 12 months | Mean weekly alcohol consumption |
| Alcohol intake at last school party | 12 months | Alcohol intake at last school party |
| Alcohol intake at the school during last school party | 12 months | Alcohol intake at the school during last school party |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marihuana use | 12 months | proportion of students who have smoked marihuana |
| Other drug use | 12 months | Proportion who have tried other drugs than marihuana |
| Social inclusion | 12 months | Proportion of students who feel included in the social community at school, including students that do not drink or have a low alcohol intake |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed