Substance Use
Conditions
Brief summary
This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate a universal prevention curriculum (UPC) training for Peruvian school administrators and teachers to reduce substance use among students. Twenty-eight schools were randomly assigned to intervention and control conditions (14 per condition). Substance use outcomes were assessed with repeated cross-sectional samples of students in 2018 and 2019. Multi-level analyses were conducted to assess intervention effects on students' substance use and related problems.
Detailed description
This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate a universal prevention curriculum (UPC) training for Peruvian school administrators and teachers to reduce substance use among students. Twenty-eight schools were randomly assigned to intervention and control conditions (14 per condition). Prevention leadership action teams were formed at intervention schools to implement evidence-based school policies and positive school climate activities, and a classroom substance use prevention curriculum. Substance use outcomes were assessed with repeated cross-sectional samples of students in 2018 and 2019. Multi-level analyses were conducted to assess intervention effects on students' substance use and related problems.
Interventions
OTHERUniversal Prevention Curriculum Training for Schools
School administrators and teachers participated in UPC training and formed prevention leadership action teams
Sponsors
HBSA
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
11 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Students in participating schools aged 11 to 19
Exclusion criteria
* Not attending participating schools
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cigarette smoking | 1 year | Smoking cigarettes |
| Alcohol use | 1 year | Drinking alcoholic beverages |
| Heavy drinking | 1 year | Five or more consecutive alcoholic drinks |
| Marijuana use | 1 year | Marijuana use |
| Other drug use | 1 year | Use of inhalants, cocaine, PCB, hallucinogens |
| Problems | 1 year | Problems related to substance use |
| Friends' substance use | 1 year | Friends' use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and other drugs |
| Awareness of school policies | 1 year | Awareness of school tobacco and alcohol policies |
| School bonding | 1 year | School bonding |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed